Video: Put himself in great danger at the eruption

The French photographer and guide Kevin Pages, who lives in Iceland, captured a video today of a tourist who had stopped at the eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

In the video, you can see how the tourist has crossed over brand new lava, almost all the way up to the eruption plume where he stands and takes selfies.

When mbl.is reached the author of the video, he was still in the area where he was with a group of foreign tourists.

Saw something unusual

"I was flying the drone to the eruption when I saw something unusual, I flew it closer and then I saw that it was a man and he was waving at me, just like he was saying hello," Pages describes.

He says that he was alarmed, but that he also felt irritated.

"In the last few eruptions, they didn't want people to come to the area, and it's no doubt because of this kind of behavior. Tourists can now finally enjoy the fiery transformations from a safe distance, but of course someone has to ruin the experience for everyone," says Pages.

Asked if he saw if the tourist managed to get back, Pages says that he tried to keep an eye on him, but that eventually the battery in the drone ran out of power.

Stumbled in the lava

"He started walking back, but of course he had to cross the new lava and in the drone I could see red embers all around him. At one point I saw him stumble and the lava beneath him broke so that he almost fell on it. Then all of a sudden he started running all over the place," Pages explains, adding that he sincerely hopes he made it back safely.

Then Pages says that he called the police about the incident, but they said they couldn't do anything except that it looked like the man was asking for help, but that wasn't the case.

In the end, Pages is surprised that there aren't more consequences for people who do things like this.

"The people are not fined. I think that when the police receive this tip, they should come to the area and wait for the man and fine him."