GoPro cameras are typically used to capture action-packed adventures, like mountain biking and skydiving (and tornado selfies and volcano dives). But this might be one of the most dramatic uses of a GoPro ever.
Tourist Alexander Hennessey was riding a bicycle in Buenos Aires, Argentina, when a motorcyclist pulled up next to him, demanded his backpack and flashed a gun.
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The armed robber kept shouting “mochila,” which means “backpack” in Spanish. Hennessey (who isn’t fluent in the language, shouting, “I don’t know what you’re saying, man!”) tried to plead with him, calling him “amigo” repeatedly before ditching his bike and fleeing.
Fortunately, Hennessey caught up with some friends and rode with them to safety, saying, “I’ve got that entire thing on my GoPro right now. I was recording that whole thing.”
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Hennessey is currently on a mission to visit all 195 countries to earn his “Global Degree.” According to Global Degree’s Facebook page, the footage was given to police, and the thief was arrested later that day.
Watch the intense attempted robbery unfold below:
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