Potentially dangerous shark found dead on the rocks in Jeju
Published: 12 Jun. 2023, 14:42
![A dead copper shark found on the rocks in Seogwipo, Jeju, on Sunday [SEOGWIPO COAST GUARD]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/06/12/99624cc4-abf0-4203-85ef-9396ef2305c9.jpg)
A dead copper shark found on the rocks in Seogwipo, Jeju, on Sunday [SEOGWIPO COAST GUARD]
The species is known to occasionally attack people.
According to the Seogwipo Coast Guard on Monday, a dead copper shark was discovered on the rocks near Jaguri Park in Seogwipo around 10: 55 a.m. Sunday morning.
The shark was 1.26 meter long and roughly 52 centimeters wide.
Copper sharks can grow up to three meters long. They often appear in the waters off the west and south coasts the country.
A fishing boat reportedly caught a copper shark in Jeju last month.
![Seogwipo coast guards measure the dead copper shark. [SEOGWIPO COAST GUARD]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/06/12/2d5ad4ee-db75-41c0-8370-ec844bdb800a.jpg)
Seogwipo coast guards measure the dead copper shark. [SEOGWIPO COAST GUARD]
BY LEE HO-JEONG [lee.hojeong@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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