A live-shot of a crime scene in South Carolina, where a 30-year-old woman had been allegedly held captive in a storage container, was staged by ABC News.

According to a photograph obtained by CNNMoney, the yellow police tape behind ABC News correspondent Linsey Davis was tied to the organization's own equipment just off-camera, to give the appearance that they were standing near the crime scene.

"This action is completely unacceptable and fails to meet the standards of ABC News… We are investigating further” https://t.co/NNx2MdDdPe pic.twitter.com/YrQYBqdzFZ — Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) November 4, 2016



The photograph, sent by an anonymous source, shows the tape running no more than 30 feet and tied to camera stands at both sides. The source also said the tape was placed there on purpose by ABC News for the live shot.

Davis' segment broadcast on ABC's "Good Morning America."

"This action is completely unacceptable and fails to meet the standards of ABC News," Julie Townsend, the vice president of communications at ABC News, told CNNMoney. "As soon as it was brought to our attention, we decided to take the producer out of the field, and we're investigating further."