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The Irish Sun
5 days ago
- The Irish Sun
US journalist who vanished during solo hike in Norway is found ALIVE after ‘spending nearly a week in the wilderness'
MIRACLE SURVIVAL US journalist who vanished during solo hike in Norway is found ALIVE after 'spending nearly a week in the wilderness' A UK-based journalist who vanished during a solo hike in Norway has been found alive after surviving five harrowing days alone with almost no food. Alec Luhn, an experienced mountain walker and seasoned climate reporter, was discovered deep in Folgefonna National Park with a broken leg. Advertisement 1 Alec Luhn, 38, is an American-born reporter Credit: Facebook The 38-year-old had been missing since last week after setting out on a solo trek through the remote national park, home to one of Norway's largest glaciers. American-born Luhn had failed to board his return flight to the UK from Bergen on Monday, sparking a full-scale search. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Advertisement Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Scottish Sun
US journalist who vanished during solo hike in Norway is found ALIVE after ‘spending nearly a week in the wilderness'
He had missed his flight back to the UK on Monday, sparking a full-scale search MIRACLE SURVIVAL US journalist who vanished during solo hike in Norway is found ALIVE after 'spending nearly a week in the wilderness' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A UK-based journalist who vanished during a solo hike in Norway has been found alive after surviving five harrowing days alone with almost no food. Alec Luhn, an experienced mountain walker and seasoned climate reporter, was discovered deep in Folgefonna National Park with a broken leg. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Alec Luhn, 38, is an American-born reporter Credit: Facebook 2 Luhn was found alive after surviving five days alone with almost no food Credit: Instagram The 38-year-old had been missing since last week after setting out on a solo trek through the remote national park, home to one of Norway's largest glaciers. American-born Luhn had failed to board his return flight to the UK from Bergen on Monday, sparking a full-scale search. His wife, Emmy-winning journalist Veronika Silchenko, told The New York Times that she had received a text from Luhn on Thursday with his planned route but grew concerned when she didn't hear from him again. By Sunday, alarm bells were ringing — and when he missed his flight on Monday, she alerted authorities. 'I just really want him back. I can't sleep or eat properly. It's very hard not to know anything,' Silchenko said before the dramatic rescue. The rescue effort was suspended temporarily due to brutal weather conditions. Tatjana Knappen from Vestland police said: 'Weather conditions started to get really bad around midnight. 'It was not reasonable to continue the search up in the mountains.' But against all odds, Luhn was found alive by a 30-strong team of volunteers, police, drones and dogs. 'He is seriously injured, but not critically injured,' confirmed Geir Arne Sunde, head of the local air ambulance service and trauma centre. Luhn had suffered the leg injury on the first day of his hike but still managed to cling to life in the desolate 136,000-acre park. Stig Hope, a Red Cross volunteer and head of the operations team, said: 'I can't remember us finding someone alive after so many days. 'The search doesn't always end like this – but today, it did. 'It's a huge relief for everyone who's been part of the effort.' Luhn, who has written for heavyweight outlets including The New York Times, had been holidaying with his sister before heading out solo on July 31 from an outdoor centre in Ullensvang. His wife noted it wasn't unusual for him to take off-grid solo hikes, and he was believed to be well-equipped. The journalist's extensive career has taken him from the oil fields of Texas to drought-hit Somalia and aboard climate research ships in the North Sea. A fellow of the Pulitzer Center Ocean Reporting Network, Luhn has built a reputation for fearless field reporting. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Missing journalist Alec Luhn who vanished during hike in Norway is found ALIVE
A journalist who went missing nearly one week ago after hiking in bad weather has miraculously been found alive. Alec Luhn, 38, spent days alone in the wilderness in a remote national park in Norway - somehow surviving on very little to no food - after vanishing during the trek. When the reporter, who has worked for titles including the New York Times and the Guardian, missed his flight back to London, his family alerted authorities who spent days searching for the man. And following a massive search of the Nordic park, Mr Luhn was found alive, albeit with a serious leg injury, which he suffered the first day he set out. His miracle reflects that of a man from Belfast, Northern Ireland, who was recently discovered weeks after he vanished in Paris. In relation to Mr Luhn, Stig Hope, head of the operations leadership team at Folgefonna and a Red Cross volunteer, said: "I can't remember us finding someone alive after so many days. The search doesn't always end like this – but today, it did. It is a huge relief for everyone who's been part of the effort." The journalist was supposed to fly to the UK on Monday from Bergen, a city around 40 miles northwest of Folgefonna National Park, where he was trekking. He had last spoken to his wife the previous Thursday, July 31, to inform her of his itinerary. And so the situation looked bleak when Mr Luhn was reported missing, a following huge team effort, the tourist was located - despite bad weather persisting. Upon assessing Mr Luhn, Geir Arne Sunde, the head of the local air ambulance service and trauma centre, said: "He is seriously injured, but not critically injured." Folgefonna National Park is a desolate 136,000 acre park which is home to one of the country's biggest glaciers. Mr Luhn was there exploring the vast landscape with his sister, it is believed. Tatjana Knappen, an operations manager from Vestland police, said: "Weather conditions started to get really bad around midnight. It was not reasonable to continue the search up in the mountains." Speaking before the rescue, Mr Luhn's wife said: "I just really want him back. I can't sleep or eat properly. It's very hard not to know anything." Folgefonna National Park is known for being a popular challenge for hikers who fly in from all over the world to conquer the difficult terrain and admire its natural beauty.
Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Climate
- Irish Independent
Award-winning journalist found alive after a week lost in Norwegian wilderness
Alec Luhn went missing in the remote Folgefonna national park in Norway after embarking on a four-day hike on July 31. Mr Luhn, a US-born reporter who worked in Moscow for The Telegraph between 2017 and 2019, was reported missing on Monday after failing to catch a flight from Bergen to Britain. He injured himself the evening he set out, according to Geir Arne Sunde, the head of the local air ambulance service and trauma centre. 'He is seriously injured, but not critically injured,' Mr Sunde said, after rescue teams found Mr Luhn at 11.34am local time yesterday. The award-winning journalist survived in the mountains in very bad weather for five days, with little food or drink, Mr Sunde said. 'I can't remember us finding someone alive after so many days,' Stig Hope, head of the operations leadership team at Folgefonna and a Red Cross volunteer, said. 'The search doesn't always end like this − but today, it did. It's a huge relief for everyone who's been part of the effort.' The search for Mr Luhn involved rescuers from the Red Cross, police, dogs, specialised climbers and drones. It was suspended first on Monday night and then again on Tuesday because of poor weather, including heavy rainfall. Helicopters had been hunting for the journalist for several days when one finally spotted him, Mr Sunde said. Veronika Silchenko, his wife, told CBS News it was a 'miracle' that he had been found. 'I think it's a miracle,' she said. 'It's the best day of my life.' Drew Gaddis, Mr Luhn's sister, confirmed he had been found 'in overall good health' and was being taken to hospital in Bergen in a helicopter. 'We can breathe again,' she said. His wife said that Mr Luhn, now a climate reporter, was 'basically obsessed with the Arctic'. 'He loves glaciers and snow, and he loves explorers… He's trying his best to go to the coldest countries,' she said of Mr Luhn, who once went to the Arctic to try to find polar bears for a Telegraph story. Mr Luhn has numerous awards for his reporting, including two Emmy nominations. He spent several years in Moscow for The Telegraph newspaper, followed by a stint in Istanbul. He now lives in Britain, where he is a Pulitzer Centre Ocean Reporting Network fellow.
New York Post
5 days ago
- New York Post
US journalist who went missing for six days on Norwegian glacier hike rescued
The American journalist who vanished after venturing out for a solo hike along a glacier in Norway was found alive by a search and rescue crew six days after he went missing. Alec Luhn, a 38-year-old Wisconsin native, was found Wednesday and airlifted to a hospital after disappearing inside Norway's Folgefonna National Park on July 31, the local Red Cross branch said. 3 Alec Luhn, 38, was rescued on Wednesday after disappearing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park. Veronika Silchenko / Facebook The award-winning reporter was on vacation with his family when he set out on a multi-day trip to backpack across the national park. But he failed to meet back up with his relatives on Monday. Luhn's wife, Veronika Silchenko, said her husband was an experienced outdoorsman, so she wasn't initially worried when he failed to check in with them over the weekend. 3 Search and rescue efforts were called off two nights in a row this week due to dangerous weather. Norwegian Red Cross 'Alec is basically obsessed with the Arctic,' Silchenko, an Emmy-winning TV journalist, told CBS News. 'He loves glaciers and snow, and he loves explorers, and he's a climate journalist, so for him it is always that story that now because of the climate change they're all shrinking, and he's trying his best to go to the coldest countries,' she said. But when she still hadn't heard from him, she reported her husband missing, and local officials launched a search and rescue mission surrounding the Folgefonna glacier. 3 The weather let up on Wednesday and the search team was able to locate Luhn in the area and order an airlift. Norwegian Red Cross The search, however, ran into trouble when bad weather forced the team and their helicopter to suspend the operation Monday night. A volunteer search and rescue team, police, K-9 units and drones renewed the search on Tuesday before it was again suspended due to the weather. 'Difficult terrain, poor visibility, rain and high water levels have complicated access to key areas,' the Norwegian Red Cross said in a statement just a few hours before the crew found Luhn. 'He was located by helicopter crew and has now been transported for medical treatment,' the organization posted on X. Officials did not comment on what condition Luhn was in. Luhn, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has reported for various outlets, including The Guardian, The New York Times, The Atlantic, National Geographic, Scientific American, TIME, CBS News Radio, and VICE News TV.
