This is exactly the kind of stuff we never want to see happen.

Mere minutes ago, world champion Alpine skier Marcel Hirscher was almost crushed when a camera drone crashed into the snow just feet behind him as he was taking his second run of the night in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy.

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Seen in the above video, an unknown model of drone took a nosedive as the four-time World Cup champion was flying between gates. Thankfully, the drone missed him by mere feet, letting him finish the run unscathed.

Heavy air traffic in Italy ? #crazy #drone #crash #luckyme A photo posted by Marcel Hirscher (@marcel__hirscher) on Dec 22, 2015 at 12:42pm PST

In speaking to the Associated Press afterwards, Hirscher said:

This is horrible […] This can never happen again. This can be a serious injury.

We couldn’t help but to agree. This was by no means a smaller, plastic Phantom-style drone with a GoPro attached. This looked to be a far more heavy-duty rig with a more serious camera setup.

It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out in the sports world, especially considering the new registration process put in place earlier this week.

[via NBC Sports]