Has anyone ever fallen into an active volcano?

There have been several - some were scientists that fell, others were thrill seekers that fell or were caught in a gas pocket and died. read more

In fact, certain tribes in Mexico threw victims as bounty into Volcanoes! Not very nice, and it never pacified any volcano, but there it is. There have been plenty of accidental falls, some recorded, some not. read more

Lava is magma that’s come above the surface, usually through volcanic eruption. If you fall into a volcano, it’s magma that’s your problem. Most of us probably think of lava in the sense of lava flows, but you could also fall into a lava lake, which is lava that pools in a vent, crater or a depression on certain types of volcano. read more

You are more likely to fall into lava on the flanks of a volcano than you are to fall into the summit crater. After lava has been flowing for a long time on a shield volcano like Kilauea, it stops flowing across the surface and instead forms lava tubes. read more