{"id":383103,"date":"2026-09-29T16:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thousands-gather-to-see-shark-stuck-in-south-korean-canal\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:00:05","slug":"thousands-gather-to-see-shark-stuck-in-south-korean-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thousands-gather-to-see-shark-stuck-in-south-korean-canal\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands gather to see shark stuck in South Korean canal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yRbWev3FEZ0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands gather to see shark stuck in South Korean canal\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yRbWev3FEZ0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people have flocked to a waterfront park in the South Korean city of Busan to see a large shark that became trapped in a narrow canal.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The 3.5-metre shark \u2013 nicknamed Bukang-i after Busan\u2019s North Port \u2013 was first spotted in the waterway on 18 September. It has since become an unusual city attraction.<\/p>\n<p>Experts believe it got lost while hunting prey and ventured from the sea into the canal. Several attempts were made to drag the animal back out to sea, but the operations were eventually suspended.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of people have flocked to a waterfront park in the South Korean city of Busan to see a large shark that became trapped in a narrow canal. 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