{
  "id": 10345462,
  "title": "Over 560,000 visitors flock to Busan to see canal-trapped shark Bukang-i",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/over-560-000-visitors-flock-to-busan-to-see-canal-trapped-shark-10345462",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T02:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260928/over-560000-visitors-flock-to-busan-to-see-canal-trapped-shark-bukang-i"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Over 560,000 visitors have flocked to Busan's waterfront park in the past 10 days to catch a glimpse of a 3.5-meter shark trapped in a local canal, according to authorities. The shark, affectionately named Bukang-i, was first spotted on September 18 in a narrow canal at Busan's North Port. Public interest spiked dramatically during the Chuseok holiday, with 483,000 visitors flocking to the waterfront park over four days. This represents a fiftyfold increase compared with the park's usual daily average of about 2,000 visitors during holidays. Initially, local maritime police and authorities tried to drive the shark away, but the animal refused to leave the channel, prompting officials to suspend their operations.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Over 560,000 visitors flock to Busan to see canal-trapped shark Bukang-i",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/over-560-000-visitors-flock-to-busan-to-see-canal-trapped-shark-10342244",
        "published": "2026-09-28T02:15:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Over 560,000 visitors flock to Busan to see canal-trapped shark Bukang-i",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/over-560-000-visitors-flock-to-busan-to-see-canal-trapped-shark",
        "published": "2026-09-28T02:42:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}