200,000 Flock to See 'Bukangi' Over Hangul Day Holiday; Cumulative Visitors Near 1.35 Million

205,000 visitors over three-day holiday
Busan North Port becomes a local attraction

More than 200,000 visitors came over the three-day Hangul Day holiday to see Bukangi, the shark staying in an artificial waterway at Busan North Port Waterfront Park. The cumulative number of visitors has reached nearly 1.35 million since the shark was first spotted on September 18.

A rescue operation for a shark (Bukangi) using a large net is underway at North Port Waterfront Park in Dong-gu, Busan, on the 2nd. Yonhap News Agency

According to the Busan Facilities Corporation on October 11, a total of 205,000 visitors had come to the waterfront park from October 9, the first day of the Hangul Day holiday, through 6 p.m. that day. By date, the figures were 74,000 on October 9, 75,000 on October 10 and 56,000 on October 11.

Earlier, 264,000 people visited the waterfront park over the three-day National Foundation Day holiday from October 3 to 5. The cumulative number of visitors since Bukangi was first spotted on September 18 has reached 1,348,800.

Bukangi, a black shark about 3 meters long, has not left the artificial waterway despite two rescue attempts by the relevant authorities. As people continue to visit in hopes of seeing Bukangi swim through the waterway and surface, Busan North Port Waterfront Park is drawing attention as a new local attraction.

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