MOUNTAIN RIVER VALLEY — Newly released bodycam footage captures the emotional moment a mountain rescuer carefully freed a terrified panda cub trapped among broken bamboo stalks on a rain-soaked riverbank beside a raging torrent.

The footage, timestamped October 14, 2026, 12:42:18, begins with the rescuer picking their way down a slippery rocky slope in a storm-drenched bamboo forest. Just meters from the whitewater, a small panda cub — its fur soaked through and matted with mud — is wedged between bent bamboo stems and wet debris, staring up with wide, frightened eyes.

An orange rescue sled, secured with ropes near the water’s edge, waits in the background as the rescuer kneels onto the slick rocks. Moving slowly to avoid startling the cub, the rescuer extends both gloved hands. The cub blinks and grips the bamboo, exhausted but alert.

Over the next several seconds, the rescuer gently supports the cub with both hands and works it free from the tangle of broken stems and leaves. Pulled close to the camera, the cub’s soaked fur clings to its tiny body — nervous, but calm in the rescuer’s hold.

In the final moments, the rescuer turns toward safer ground away from the rushing stream. The mist hangs over the forested valley, and the cub — no longer trembling against the bamboo — looks visibly safer in the rescuer’s arms as the rescue continues.

No injuries were visible, and the cub appeared alert and responsive throughout. The footage, recorded on a chest-mounted bodycam with only natural ambient sound — rushing water, rain dripping from bamboo, and the cub’s faint distressed sounds — has been praised online as a powerful reminder of the patience and care behind wildlife rescue work.