The moment a drone crashed into an erupting volcano

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3 years ago

June 2, 2021

The drone crashed into Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, capturing its final spectacular moments

This is the moment Youtuber and content creator Joey Helms got unbelievable footage by flying his new drone into an erupting volcano.

Helms was attempting to get a close-up view of the lava erupting from Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano. But when he flew it a little too close to the action, the drone went up in flames.

“Around the volcano where you have the hot gasses emitted, it causes turbulence all around it and hot rocks raining onto you, flying these things is even more tricky,” Helms says in the video.

Helms is an US-based European filmmaker and creative director. He says his goal is “capturing the world, exploring cultures, and being stunned by the beauty of our planet!”

The Fagradals volcano

The Fagradalsfjall volcano has been spewing lava since March, after being dormant for 6000 years.

Located on the Reykjanes peninsula, the volcano is approximately 30km south-west of the country’s capital. The Reykjanes region hadn’t seen an eruption of any volcano in 781 years.

Rannveig Gudmundsdottir, a resident in the town of Grindavik, only 8km from the eruption, told the news agency: “I can see the glowing red sky from my window.

“Everyone here is getting into their cars to drive up there.”

You can find Joey Helms’ Youtube Channel here.

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