Footage from the hit TV series 'Lost' was destroyed when film canisters were accidentally X-rayed at Honolulu International Airport.
The Honolulu Advertiser says that the incident occurred when the film canisters were mixed with passenger luggage by mistake and sent through the X-ray machines.
The canisters were reportedly left unattended at the X-ray machines along with non-film luggage and the footage was then X-rayed despite warning labels on the canisters.
The 'Lost' crew were then forced to reshoot the scenes because there were no copies.
Commenting, Hawaii's State Film Commissioner, Donne Dawson, said: "This is the first time anything like this has happened."
Dawson said that procedures were now in place to prevent such an incident happening again.
'Lost's co-executive producer Jean Higgins said the mix-up would not affect the show's broadcast schedule and declined to say how much the incident cost the show's makers.
'Lost' returns to RTÉ Two tonight at 10.05pm.
Visit RTÉ's 'Lost' site here.
