Video: Drone Catches The Exact Moment An Icelandic Volcano Erupts

Imagine operating your drone while it hovers over an erupting Icelandic volcano and then losing your equipment. YouTuber and drone operator Joey Helms lost his new DJI FPV drone after it hovered over the volcano; the drone captured the exact moment it fell right into the volcano's caldera.

He lost his equipment but got mesmerising footage out of it.

The video of Iceland's newest volcano is from Fagradalsfjall in the Geldingadalir valley. Fagradalsfjall is a shield volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula, which is 40 km away from Reykjav¨ªk, Iceland.

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The volcano started erupting on March 19, 2021 and continued to emit fresh hot lava. The footage from the drone shows lava flowing out from the volcano.

In conversation with The National, Joey Helms said that flying a drone above an erupting volcano is difficult.

"Around the volcano you have hot gasses that emit turbulence all around it and hot rocks raining on you. Flying these things is tricky,¡± the YouTuber said. The video has 150,664 views on the website.

In its description, Helms wrote, 'Watch the brand new DJI FPV drone crash right into the exploding lava fountain of Iceland's newest volcano - Fagradalsfjall in the Geldingadalir valley. This unique HD footage provides a rare view right into the volcano's caldera and lava fountain during one of its geysir-like eruptions.'

He added, 'FPV drones are notorious for crashing, it is part of the hobby. So in an effort to get a unique vantage point and perspective into the crater we flew this remarkably capable drone as close to the lava river and caldera as possible. One of it turned out to be it's very last flight. At least the goggles record a great 1080p image allowing us to actually capture the last seconds the drone saw.'

People took to the comments section to express their views on the video. One user wrote, 'Awsome footage! Was that the footage from the goggles? It looks crystal clear.'

Another commented, 'Flying drones myself, this has got to be one ,if not the most historically EPIC crashes of all time.....'

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