Bukangi: Huge crowds watch shark stranded in Busan, South Korea
Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: October 21, 2026Country: South Korea
Environment & ClimateWorld / International

Crowds gathered at a canal in Busan, South Korea, to watch another attempt to rescue a shark nicknamed Bukangi. The female shark, measuring 3 metres (9ft 10in), was first spotted in the waterway last month. In the third rescue attempt, nets were used to guide her back to the open sea. Unusually warm water and plentiful fish may have drawn her into the canal.
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