A Shark Got Trapped in a City Canal for a Month. A Whole City Fell in Love With Her, Then Helped Her Swim Home

Workers on a floating platform with oars guiding a shark along a narrow city canal as crowds watch from the banks

A nearly 10-foot female dusky shark nicknamed Bukangi spent more than a month circling a narrow canal in Busan, South Korea, drawing more than 1.7 million visitors. After two failed attempts, workers guided her out on October 21. She came back hours later, so they let her leave on her own.