Watch snowboarder's incredible video of getting caught in an avalanche

The heart-stopping moment a Romanian snowboarder realises he’s in the midst of an avalanche has been caught on camera.

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Sorin Radu, who works as a mountain rescue volunteer and snow sports instructor, was making his way down Papusa Mountain on a blue-sky day when large cracks appear in the snowpack beneath him.  

The snowboarder slows to a near-halt and appears to be searching for a safe exit before becoming engulfed in an avalanche.

He is knocked off his feet and tumbles several metres.

Despite the ordeal, Radu was not injured by the fall.