The footage shows Demarco adjusting his face mask, preparing for his live telecast when the man snatches his phone and runs away.( Picture credit: YouTube/
Joseph Rogan)A TV reporter from Argentina was robbed of his phone when he was minutes away from going live on Television.
Diego Demarco, a reporter at En Vivo El Nueve, an Argentine news station, was preparing to go live from Buenos Aires when a man grabbed his phone and ran off. The entire episode was caught on live camera and the video of it is now making rounds on the internet.
As per a Daily Mail report, the footage was shot on October 20 and shows Demarco adjusting his face mask, preparing for his live telecast, when the man snatches his phone and runs away.
The video then shows passersby, including children, running behind the man.
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Fortunately, as per the news agency, locals, who ran behind the thief, were able to get hold of him and return the phone to Demarco.