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Raphael Rashid in Seoul

Shark trapped for a month in South Korean canal is finally freed

A shark named Bukangi swims near a floating platform during an effort to guide it from a canal
Shark in the canal during operation to guide it out in Busan, South Korea, on Wednesday. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

In South Korea, they call them jagyeongdan, a word whose meaning sits somewhere between vigilante group and neighbourhood watch. Each night they put on hi-vis vests, picked up their selfie sticks and gathered around the harbour in Busan to keep watch over an unlikely charge: a stranded shark affectionately known as Bukang-i.

On Wednesday, after more than a month in the canal and at the third attempt, the shark was successfully guided out, South Korea’s oceans ministry said. Officials expect her to move into open water in time.

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