Shark attack at Ahvaz, on the Karun River in Khuzestan Province, Iran
| GSAF Case # | ND.0039 |
|---|---|
| Date | 01 Jan 1941 |
| Country | Iran |
| Area | Khuzestan Province |
| Location | Ahvaz, on the Karun River |
| Activity | Standing, washing rear wheels of his ambulance in ankle-deep water |
| Name | I.A.S. C. driver |
| Sex | Male |
| Age | |
| Injury | FATAL, fell into water when shark seized his right ankle, right leg bitten, left forearm & hand lacerated, all tissue stripped from right arm |
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| Investigator or Source | Lt.Col. R.S. Hunt, p.79 |
| Fatal? | Fatal |
| Incident Type | Unprovoked |