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The night watch: the YouTubers who were guardians of a shark stuck in a South Korean canal

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The night watch: the YouTubers who were guardians of 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.

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