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Wounds Found on Shark 'Bukang-i'... "Appears Injured While Moving Suddenly"

(Busan=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-jae = It has been determined that 'Bukang-i,' a shark that has been staying in the artificial waterway of Busan North Port Waterfront Park for 20 days, has injuries on its body.

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Bukang, a black shark inhabiting the waterways of Busan's North Port, suffered abrasions on its snout after colliding with a structure due to the flashlights of nighttime visitors. In response, the city of Busan has posted notices requesting visitors to refrain from shining lights to prevent further infection of the shark and has decided to suspend rescue operations until the shark leaves the waterway on its own.

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On the artificial waterway of the North Port Water Park near Busan Station in Dong-gu, Busan, an abrasion was found on the snout side of the black shark 'Bukangi', which has been staying for 20 days. After listening to comments from the National Institute of Fisheries Sciences and Busan City on the 7th, the vet confirmed that there was an abrasion near the snout in the process of checking the shark's health condition.

(Busan=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-jae = It has been determined that 'Bukang-i,' a shark that has been staying in the artificial waterway of Busan North Port Waterfront Park for 20 days, has injuries on its body.

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A wound has been discovered near the snout of "Bukang-i," a shark that has been staying in the artificial waterway of Busan North Port Waterfront Park for about 20 days. Earlier, Bukang-i was captured on video twisting its body near the waterway after some visitors shone a bright light at night; experts believe the injury likely occurred during this process. According to the National Institute of Fisheries Science on the 7th, a wound was recent…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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