Shark Bukangi Guided Out of South Korean Canal After Third Attempt
Authorities successfully guide the dusky shark back to open sea after it slipped out during a previous rescue effort in Busan.
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The story so far
7 publishers have covered this in 11 articles since 21 Oct 2026. BBC News published first, on 21 October at 08:19 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 1h 20m later. The most recent article, from BBC News, appeared on 24 October at 22:58 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: ABC News (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), BBC News, Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, Times of India.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- BBC NewsThird attempt to save stranded shark in South Korea
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesSouth Korea launches new bid to guide crowd-pulling shark to sea
- ABC NewsSouth Korean officials struggle to free a shark trapped in Busan canal
- The GuardianThe night watch: the YouTubers who were guardians of a shark stuck in a South Korean canal
- The New York TimesShark Returns to Sea After Over a Month Stuck in a South Korean Port Canal
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesSouth Korea guides crowd-pulling shark out of canal
- ABC NewsSouth Korea seeks new ways to free a huge gray shark after it slips back into canal
- BBC NewsCelebrity shark guided out of South Korea canal refuses to swim out to sea
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraShark returns to South Korea canal after failed rescue attempt
- Times of IndiaSouth Korean rescuers try three times to free shark, but it swims back into canal
- BBC NewsA shark went astray and captured Korea's heart - will she finally make it back to sea?
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Shark returns to South Korea canal after failed rescue attempt Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- South Korea seeks new ways to free a huge gray shark after it slips back into canal ABC News ·
- Shark Returns to Sea After Over a Month Stuck in a South Korean Port Canal The New York Times ·
- The night watch: the YouTubers who were guardians of a shark stuck in a South Korean canal The Guardian ·
- South Korean officials struggle to free a shark trapped in Busan canal ABC News ·
- A shark went astray and captured Korea's heart - will she finally make it back to sea? BBC News
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- South Korean rescuers try three times to free shark, but it swims back into canal Times of India
- Celebrity shark guided out of South Korea canal refuses to swim out to sea BBC News
- South Korea guides crowd-pulling shark out of canal Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- South Korea launches new bid to guide crowd-pulling shark to sea Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- Third attempt to save stranded shark in South Korea BBC News
In this story
- South Korea
- Busan
- Bukangi