Famous shark that drew 1.6 million visitors swims BACK into South Korean canal hours after being freed
Bukangi, a female dusky shark, dived beneath an outer net and slipped under a floating pontoon about five hours after Wednesday's operation ended. She is now circling a patch of water roughly 30m by 30m between two barriers at the mouth of the canal in Busan. Officials began a fresh attempt to steer her out on Thursday morning. Experts fear she may not survive the colder water expected by mid-November.
Hundreds of fans cheered and waved her off, unaware she would soon swim back.
President Lee Jae Myung visited, and a local distillery released a commemorative soju bottle.
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