320,000 Visitors Flock to See 'Bukang-i' the Shark Over Three Days

A cumulative total of 320,000 visitors flocked to Busan North Port Waterfront Park over a three-day Chuseok holiday period to catch a glimpse of a shark named "Bukang-i."

According to the Busan Facilities Corporation on September 26, the daily cumulative number of visitors to the waterfront park reached approximately 83,000 as of 6:00 p.m. the previous day.

A total of 320,000 people visited during the holiday, with 101,000 visiting on the first day and 136,000 on the second day.

The cumulative number of visitors since the corporation began tracking on September 19 stands at around 406,000.

Due to the surge in visitors, the Busan Metropolitan Government has been restricting access around the waterfront park's waterways from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the following day to prevent safety accidents.

If "Bukang-i" does not leave the waterway even after the holidays, the city of Busan plans to work with organizations such as the National Institute of Fisheries Science to rescue the shark or guide it back out to sea.

(Photo: Yonhap News)
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