Rare footage of an uncontacted Amazonian tribe has surfaced in a public interview with American conservationist Paul Rosolie. "George was driving the boat, leaning back; he is driving as fast as he can and one arrow came in just above his scapula and came out by his belly button, and so he had that 7-foot arrow through him, then we pulled him out, and I saw the boat later and there was horrific amount of blood in the boat," said Rosolie. The footage, shown during a talk with podcaster Lex Fridman, captures a clear view of a tribe that has avoided contact with the outside world. It shows a coastal riverbank encounter lasting several minutes with strong tension and caution on both sides. Conservation groups say this material is valuable not for spectacle but for showing the vulnerability and isolation of these remote Indigenous communities facing growing pressures in the Amazon Basin. Paul Rosolie, who has over twenty years’ experience working in the Amazon rainforest, described the encounter as one of the most intense moments in his life. He explained they aimed to observe, not contact, but in such environments, the line is thin. The tribe members move slowly from dense forest to a sandy riverbank with bows raised. Rosolie watched their body language closely. After a tense standoff, some lowered their weapons and showed curiosity. On the next day, the situation grew violent. Rosolie said that while traveling upriver, a group of about 200 tribe members surrounded their boat and fired arrows. Everyone aboard took cover. George, the boat driver, was hit by a seven-foot arrow. "There was horrific amount of blood in the boat," Rosolie said. Experts warn that even brief contact can expose isolated tribes to deadly diseases. Past contact led to illnesses wiping out whole populations. For this reason, many conservation groups oppose direct contact, no matter the intentions. The footage has sparked debate on how to handle and share such sensitive material. Sightings of uncontacted tribes are rising due to expanding illegal logging, mining, and drug trafficking pushing deeper into remote Amazon areas. Protected buffer zones shrink, increasing the risk of encounters. Conservationists fear that without stronger land protection, such risky meetings will become more common. The footage reveals both caution and the fragile distance between survivors and the outside world in the Amazon.