This footage shows a plane landing on an Alpine mountaintop before it turns around and takes off again, narrowly avoiding crashing into a group of incredulous hikers.
The incident took place on Monte Rosa, a mountain range on the border between Italy and Switzerland, on Saturday, 26th April.
The footage, filmed by one of the shocked hikers, shows the aircraft coming in to land on the glacier at 15,000 feet (4,600 metres) before it turns around and bafflingly heads straight for the group of hikers.
The hikers, walking in a line in the snow, stop and watch as it speeds towards them, shooting between them and narrowly avoiding hitting them as it takes off again.
Plane crashes through ski touring group on Monte Rosa, Switzerland, Saturday, April 26, 2025. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (@luca.calzone/CEN)
The man filming, reportedly an Italian mountaineer named as Luca Calzone, can be heard saying in Italian that what the pilot is doing is "dangerous" and "criminal".
He said that he initially believed that the plane was making an emergency landing before it turned around and headed towards the group.
Calzone, who said that the group was on their way to the Capanna Margherita mountain hut, said: "I could hardly believe it."
He told Italian media: "Such a manoeuvre is madness. It is truly a criminal, deliberate act."
As if by a "miracle," nothing happened, but "there could have been more than one death."
Plane crashes through ski touring group on Monte Rosa, Switzerland, Saturday, April 26, 2025. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (@luca.calzone/CEN)
He added that he is still "overwhelmed and in disbelief. Because it is madness."
Calzone also reportedly shared the video with the police and filed a complaint.
It is currently unclear if the Italian authorities are investigating the incident and if the pilot faces any penalties.
(Joseph Golder / newsX)