After dark, these YouTubers watch over an unlikely charge – a shark stuck in a South Korean canal
A group of self-appointed guardians wearing hi-vis and carrying selfie sticks watch over the animal that has been trapped for a month, drawing more than 1.6 million visitors In South Korea, they call them jagyeongdan , a word that sits somewhere between a vigilante group and a neighbourhood watch. Each night they don hi-vis vests, pick up their selfie sticks, and gather around the harbour in Busan to keep watch over an unlikely charge: a stranded shark affectionately known as Bukang-i. Continue
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A group of self-appointed guardians wearing hi-vis and carrying selfie sticks watch over the animal that has been trapped for a month, drawing more than 1.6 million visitors
In South Korea, they call them jagyeongdan, a word that sits somewhere between a vigilante group and a neighbourhood watch.
Each night they don hi-vis vests, pick up their selfie sticks, and gather around the harbour in Busan to keep watch over an unlikely charge: a stranded shark affectionately known as Bukang-i.
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- Length
- 83 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 20, 2026
- Byline
- Raphael Rashid in Seoul
- Source
- The Guardian