{
  "id": 15981850,
  "title": "Busan shark returns to canal after brief exit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/busan-shark-returns-to-canal-after-brief-exit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T01:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/environment-animals/20261022/busan-shark-returns-to-canal-after-brief-exit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bukang-i, the shark that had been residing in a canal in Busan, South Korea, has returned to the waterway after its brief stay. The shark was observed swimming in a canal on Thursday morning, just a day after it was successfully guided out. Bukang-i, named after the Korean term for North Port, was first detected in the canal on September 18. The canal park, situated about 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul, has become a major tourist attraction, with over 1.6 million visitors as of Sunday. After two unsuccessful attempts to guide the shark out of the canal, officials waited for it to exit on its own but had to intervene on the third attempt due to concerns about the shark's survival in increasingly cold water. A joint team comprising municipal and Coast Guard officials facilitated the shark's return earlier this week.",
  "summary": "BUSAN — Bukang-i the shark, which was guided out of a canal in South Korea's southeastern city of Busan after more than a month there, has returned to the waterway. The shark was seen swimming Thursday morning in a narrow space between a flat floating platform installed near the canal's exit to prevent it from coming back and a net set up as a second backstop, a day after it was successfully…",
  "key_points": [
    "Bukang-i shark returns to canal after brief exit",
    "Named after Korean term for North Port, detected September 18",
    "Joint team guided shark out on third attempt"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The shark's return to the Busan canal complicates management efforts to balance the safety of the animal with the massive tourist interest drawn to the waterway.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "'Bukang-i' the Shark Returns to Busan Canal after Being Guided Out in 3rd Attempt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/bukang-i-the-shark-returns-to-busan-canal-after-being-guided-out-in",
        "published": "2026-10-22T00:55:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Busan shark returns to canal after brief exit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/busan-shark-returns-to-canal-after-brief-exit-15984953",
        "published": "2026-10-22T01:11:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Busan shark returns to canal after brief exit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/busan-shark-returns-to-canal-after-brief-exit-15985433",
        "published": "2026-10-22T02:12:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}