A tourist wearing a GoPro camera has captured the dramatic moments when a man attempted to rob him at gunpoint in Buenos Aires.
Canadian Alexander Hennessy was travelling through the neighbourhood of La Boca in broad daylight on a bike tour when a man on a motorbike intercepted him and demanded he hand over his backpack.
Hennessy did not understand the man’s Spanish, and tried to get away, but the man pursued him on foot and threatened him with a gun. Eventually, after others came to help, Hennessy was able to run away and alert a police officer nearby.
The whole incident was recorded on Hennessy’s GoPro camera, which he had fixed onto his helmet.
It was uploaded onto You Tube yesterday with the description: “I was on a bike tour in a rough part of Buenos Aires (Argentina) in broad daylight when a thief attempted to steal my camera gear at gunpoint. I miraculously happened to be recording with a gopro on my forehead and captured this amazing piece of footage!”
Hennessey is in Argentina with a friend as part of a ‘Global Degree’ challenge to visit 195 countries in 60 months, and film the whole experience.
According to Global Degree’s Facebook page, the footage from La Boca was handed over to police, who apprehended the assailant the same day.
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