Drones can withstand a great deal, but lava is not one of them.

Sam Crossman and his team were filming an active volcano on the island nation of Vanuatu in the south Pacific Ocean when he learned this lesson the hard way. While capturing footage of the volcano and the surrounding area, two of Crossman's drones succumbed to the heat and lava.

Luckily, Crossman and his team were still able to recover footage of the spectacular Marum Crater.