South Korea succeeds in third attempt to move now-famous trapped shark out of canal
Officials used nets and floating platforms to guide the endangered dusky shark back to open water after two failed rescue attempts.
- Authorities in Busan, South Korea, made a third attempt on Wednesday to send a trapped shark back to the open sea using nets to guide the animal toward open water.
- The 9ft 10in shark, nicknamed Bukangi, was first spotted in the Busan waterway last month and has remained trapped in the canal since that initial sighting.
- Busan and Coast Guard officials coordinated the rescue, scanning from the shore and a makeshift bridge while divers entered the water using a net secured to a pontoon.
- By late Wednesday afternoon, the outcome remained unclear as onlookers gathered along the banks to watch the shark swimming close to shore at several points during the operation.
- The BBC's Seoul correspondent Jake Kwon is in Busan to cover the ongoing rescue efforts, while more than a million visitors have flocked to the site since the shark first appeared.
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A shark that was rescued from a South Korean canal after more than a month has re-entered it. The animal had been attracting crowds of observers since mid-September, but experts say its appearance is a worrying sign.
Busan, South Korea, is grateful to the shark for attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors.
Seoul, Oct 22 (EFE).- A shark that attracts millions of tourists after being stranded in a canal in the port city of Busan, southeastern South Korea, returned this Thursday to the strait, just a day after being guided to the sea by rescue teams. On the eve, a team of municipal officials and the Coast Guard directed the female shark, nicknamed Bukangi, towards the exit of the canal using a net, but local media reported that the animal was later s…
Evacuated from a Busan canal, the bulldog shark known as "Bukhangi" returned a few hours later. The authorities are again trying to guide him to the sea, while the cooling of the water threatens his health.
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goSkagitAP Joy Wonder Discovery SummaryBrief at 4:02 a.m. EDT
A city in South Korea seeks new ways to free a huge gray shark after it slips back into canal
A fourth attempt to get him out began Thursday morning. - This famous shark in South Korea returns to the canal where he was trapped... a few hours after he was released (International). - This famous shark in South Korea returns to the canal where he was trapped... a few hours after he was released (International).
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