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A 12-Foot Shark Got Stuck In A South Korean Canal, And 600,000 People Came To See It

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A bronze whaler shark swam into a narrow canal in Busan and refused to leave, drawing massive crowds to the waterfront. Two rescue attempts have already failed, and nobody can quite explain what is keeping it there.

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(Busan=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jae-hong = On the weekend of the 17th, people flocked to Busan North Port Waterfront Park from early morning to see the black shark 'Bukang-i'.

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Busan Mayor Jeon Jae-soo announced that 1.5 million people have visited the Busan North Port Waterfront Park in just one month to see the black shark 'Bukang-i,' stating that the shark's health and habitat are being monitored daily. He further revealed that water temperature measuring devices have been installed at three locations within the waterway to address citizens' concerns regarding the drop in water temperature during the winter, and th…

People gather along a waterway at North Port Waterfront Park in the southeastern port city of Busan on Oct. 17, 2026, to watch a shark named "Bukang-i," trapped in the park's narrow ca

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
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