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Raphael Rashid in Seoul with agencies

Bukang-i is back: shark returns to canal in South Korea hours after being coaxed out to sea

Officials in Busan use a long pole to guide a stranded shark back to sea
Workers on Wednesday guided the 3.5-metre-long shark back to sea but less than 24 hours later, officials said, Bukang-i had returned. Photograph: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images

A shark that became a viral sensation after getting stuck in a South Korean canal for a month has returned just hours after being coaxed out to sea.

Nicknamed Bukang-i by fans, the 3-metre-long (9.8-foot) female dusky shark was first spotted in the waterway on 18 September.

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