{
  "id": 15985433,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T02:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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, which had been confined to a canal in Busan, South Korea for over a month, has returned to the waterway. The shark was observed swimming on Thursday morning in a narrow area between a flat floating platform and a net, set up to prevent its return. This occurred just a day after officials successfully guided the shark out of the canal. Experts believe the shark might have swum into the canal under the floating platform, also known as a pontoon. The shark, named Bukang-i after the Bukhang North Port, first appeared in the canal on September 18. Since then, the canal park, located about 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul, has become a major attraction, drawing over 1.6 million visitors by Sunday. After two unsuccessful attempts to guide the fish to the open sea, officials decided to wait for Bukang-i to exit on its own. However, after it did not make its way out, a third attempt was made due to concerns about the shark's survival if water temperatures continued to drop. On Wednesday, a joint team comprised of municipal and Coast Guard officials made the final effort to guide the shark back to the open sea.",
  "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…",
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      {
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-22T01:32:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}