Wesley Young, a 24-year-old helicopter tour pilot, captured the Columbia glacier calving in Prince William Sound, Alaska.<br /><br />The calving which is caused by the forward movement of the glacier destabilising the edge and caused large chunks of ice to crash into Alaskan waters.<br /><br />Wesley told Newsflare: "Being a helicopter tour pilot in Alaska I have seen many calvings almost daily, however, I have never seen one that large."<br /><br />"This is considered a very large calving," he emphasised. <br /><br />According to a recent report, the Columbia glacier has retreated more than 20 kilometres since around 1980.<br /><br />While some glacial melt is normal, this was a far larger calve than is usually witnessed in the area.<br /><br />The dramatic footage was captured on June 11, 2019.
