Pandas Close In After Girl Falls in Chinese Zoo Enclosure
Panda Panic Girl Saved by Guard After Falling in Enclosure
Don't worry ... this didn't end like the Harambe situation, but it did get extremely tense.
An 8-year-old girl in China was rescued by a courageous security guard who hung upside down in the giant panda living space ... pulling her to safety. And, all the drama was caught on video.
The girl reportedly fell backward off a fence last weekend, dropping more than 6 feet into the enclosure at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
Check it out -- the panda bears approach the girl as the guard attempts to pull her up with a bamboo pole to no avail ... and the crowd begins to really panic. He eventually ditched the pole and stretched upside down to reach the girl with his bare hands ... and pulled her up to safety.
Three pandas -- which aren't always super cuddly and friendly -- were creeping closer at the time, but never got to the girl. They seemed more curious than vicious.
According to reports, no humans or animals were hurt. The security guard did lose his hat, though.
