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USA Today
6 days ago
- USA Today
Wisconsin journalist Alec Luhn found after going missing on Norwegian solo hike
University of Wisconsin-Madison alum and journalist Alec Luhn, who went missing while hiking in a Norwegian national park, has been found alive, Luhn's wife, Veronika Silchenko, told CBS News. 'I think it's a miracle. I'm so grateful to all the people who were involved in the rescue,' said Silchenko, who told Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang she is traveling to Norway on Aug. 7 to see him. 'It's the best day of my life.' Luhn, who hails from Stoughton, was found by a rescue helicopter just north of a glacier called Nedre Buarbreen at about 11:30 a.m. Norwegian time (4:30 a.m. central time in the United States) on rocky terrain, wearing a red jacket and waving for help. A rescuer and a doctor were sent down to retrieve him. 'He has been found, conscious, and taken by helicopter to the Haukeland hospital. We are very happy,' Hardanger police chief Øystein Torsnes said after the rescue. Response leader Svein Buer said Luhn was found with some injuries to his legs and feet, and police described him as seriously, but not critically injured. He was transported to Haukeland Hospital. Luhn's brother, Brian, posted on Facebook that Luhn had a broken femur. The rescue was the first sign of life for Luhn since July 31, when he left for the solo hike in southwestern Norway. Silchenko said she wasn't worried about not having contact with Luhn, but when he missed his return flight to the U.K., she alerted authorities. Since then, over 50 people across various organizations — including the Red Cross, local police and an alpine rescue group — began the extensive search efforts.
Newsweek
05-08-2025
- Newsweek
Who is Alec Luhn? US Climate Journalist Missing in Norway
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A search is underway for Alec Luhn, an award-winning American journalist who has not been heard from since setting off on a hiking trip in western Norway last Thursday. The climate writer began his hike in the Folgefonna region of Ullensvang, an area known for its extensive glaciers, rugged landscapes and unpredictable weather. Norwegian police believe Luhn is still alive, according to Norwegian outlet Verdens Gang. Newsweek has contacted the Western Police District of Norway via email for comment. The Context News of Luhn's disappearance drew significant attention due to his prominence in climate journalism and his reputation for reporting from high-risk, remote, and often politically sensitive regions. Over the past decade, Luhn has covered the climate crisis from the Arctic, Siberia, and Central Asia, contributing to major news outlets. The situation also highlighted the demanding conditions of Norway's mountainous terrain, where even experienced and well-equipped hikers can encounter serious danger. What To Know The search for Luhn was launched after he missed a scheduled meeting at Bergen Airport on Monday, where he was due to catch a flight to England, and failed to make contact with his family. His last known communication was during the day on Thursday. Norwegian police described Luhn as an experienced, well-equipped, and physically fit outdoorsman. Search and rescue teams—including the Red Cross, Norwegian rescue dogs, and Norsk Folkehjelp—responded quickly following the report but found no signs as of Monday night. Helicopters were used to search the mountainous terrain, but operations were suspended overnight due to dangerous conditions and darkness, police said. The search resumed the following morning. Journalist Alec Luhn listens to a judge at a courtroom in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Journalist Alec Luhn listens to a judge at a courtroom in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. AP Who is Alec Luhn? Luhn is a distinguished journalist specializing in climate, conflict and migration reporting. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2010 and began his career reporting for The Badger Herald during his studies. His reporting has appeared in international outlets such as The Atlantic, The Guardian, National Geographic, The New York Times, TIME, WIRED and VICE News TV. Luhn is currently based in London and works as an Ocean Reporting Network fellow at the Pulitzer Center according to his website bio. He has previously reported from Moscow and Istanbul and has covered climate change impacts from wildfires and droughts to melting glaciers and thawing permafrost. His work has received several honors, including recognition by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, among others. What People Are Saying Norwegian police operations leader Tatjana Knappen said: "We are keeping all possibilities open." ABC News reporter Patrick Reevell, who is friends with Luhn, wrote on X: HELP: "Our friend Alec Luhn is currently missing while hiking in Norway's Folgefonna national park. If anyone has seen him please get in touch. If people in the area can share this please do Last seen July 31 after leaving Odda headed for Holmaskjer. Planned to go to Breidablikk." HELP: Our friend @AlecLuhn is currently missing while hiking in Norway's Folgefonna national park. If anyone has seen him please get in touch. If people in the area can share this please do Last seen July 31 after leaving Odda headed for Holmaskjer. Planned to go to Breidablikk — Patrick Reevell (@Reevellp) August 5, 2025 What Happens Next The search for Luhn was due to resume at daybreak on Tuesday, with rescue teams working to cover more of the difficult terrain around Folgefonna. Police urged anyone with information to come forward.
USA Today
16-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Lightning strike kills Olympic bronze medalist Audun Grønvold. Norwegian skier was 49
Audun Grønvold, a Norwegian skier who won Olympic bronze in ski cross in 2010, died July 15 after being struck by lightning over the weekend. He was 49. The Norwegian Ski Federation confirmed Grønvold's death in a statement July 16, indicating Grønvold was struck by lightning while on a trip to his family's cabin July 12. He was quickly taken to a hospital to receive treatment, the federation said, but succumbed to his injuries a few days later. "Norwegian skiing has lost a prominent figure, who has meant so much to both the alpine and freestyle communities," federation president Tove Moe Dyrhaug said in a statement. "... There will be a big void after Audun." Grønvold was born in Hamar, a lakeside town about 80 miles north of Norway's capital city, Oslo. He first got his start in alpine skiing, also known as downhill skiing, and established himself a rising talent in one of the country's most popular sports. According to the ski federation, he spent more than a decade on Norway's alpine national team before switching to ski cross, in which skiers race directly against one another through a course with jumps and turns. Grønvold won bronze in ski cross' Olympic debut at the 2010 Vancouver Games, then went on to become a national team coach and board member for the federation, according to its statement. He also worked as a skiing broadcaster. "It's just terribly sad and tragic," Marius Arnesen, who coached Grønvold in the early 2000s, told Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang. "(He was) a thoughtful and wonderful boy who, when it comes to skiing, had a fantastic feeling for the surface in the snow." Grønvold is survived by his wife, Kristin Tandberg Haugsjå, and three children. According to Norwegian national broadcaster NRK, Haugsjå also confirmed her husband's death in a Facebook post, describing him as "my great love and my best friend for 20 years." "The loss of you is enormous," she wrote, according to NRK. Contact Tom Schad at tschad@ or on social media @
Local Norway
25-03-2025
- Sport
- Local Norway
Norwegian Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen testifies against father in abuse trial
The 24-year-old athlete had returned to Norway late the day before from the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, where he won two gold medals. "My upbringing was very much characterised by fear," Ingebrigtsen told the court in Sandnes, according to newspaper Verdens Gang (VG). "Everything was controlled and decided for me. An enormous amount of manipulation," he said as he described his father and former coach. Ingebrigtsen explained in particular how, as a schoolboy, he could not go to parties with the other children and how, as a teenager, he was made to train two or three times a day. The trial against Gjert Ingebrigtsen, 59, began on Monday and he is accused of physical and psychological violence against two of his seven children, Jakob and his sister Ingrid, 18, over a total period of 14 years, from 2008 to 2022. He faces up to six years in prison if found guilty of the charges, which he denies. Jakob Ingebrigtsen and two of his brothers, Henrik and Filip, who are also athletes, shocked Norway in October 2023 when they accused their father of using "physical violence" and "threats" as part of their upbringing. The brothers' allegations in an op-ed made headlines in Norway and abroad, and prompted Norwegian police to open an investigation covering all of the seven Ingebrigtsen siblings. Advertisement Police dropped some of the accusations due to lack of evidence or the statute of limitations, but the prosecution retained several charges that involved Jakob and his sister Ingrid. Jakob Ingebrigtsen is the most successful of the three brothers, winning gold in the world championships over 5,000m in 2022 and 2023, and claiming the 1,500m and 3,000m titles in Nanjing this weekend to win a rare world indoor double. After pocketing the Olympic gold in the 1,500m in Tokyo in 2021, he also won the 5,000m gold at last summer's Paris Games.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo is having a cross-country skiing world championships for the ages
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, the world's top male cross-country skier for much of the last decade, went into the world championships in his hometown of Trondheim with a shot at the greatest major competition performance in the sport's modern history. Klaebo is now just one (very long) race away from perfection. He has five gold medals in five events after anchoring the Norwegian men's relay to gold on Thursday with King Harald and Queen Sonja in attendance. "Just look at the atmosphere here and all the spectators," Klaebo, who lives 10 minutes from the Granasen Ski Center, said last week after being cheered on by 25,000 strong. "It's for sure something else and by far the coolest experience of my life." There is one event left for Klaebo to complete the first six-for-six world championships: the 50km on Saturday, a 31-mile endurance test and the only event that Klaebo has never won at an Olympics or world championships. Klaebo took 50km silver at the last worlds in 2023, one second behind countryman Pal Golberg after two hours on the snow. In 2021, Klaebo crossed the 50km finish line first, then was disqualified for obstructing another skier near the start of the final straight. Verdens Gang, Norway's largest tabloid newspaper, set (or echoed) the tone for these worlds after Klaebo won the first event, the sprint, last Thursday. On the sports section cover was Klaebo, standing on the top step of the podium, with a checklist graphic underneath him: One race down, five to go. That graphic was updated with second, third and fourth green checks on front pages following Klaebo's wins in the 20km skiathlon on Saturday, the 10km on Tuesday and the team sprint on Wednesday. Klaebo said he was 'living in a dream right now," according to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Then in Thursday's relay, he broke a tie with Petter Northug, Klaebo's predecessor as the sport's Norwegian king, for the most world titles for a male cross-country skier with the 14th of his career. He also became the second cross-country skier — male or female — to win five golds at a single worlds. Nobody has gone six for six since the program was expanded from five events to six starting in 2001 for men and 2003 for women. Klaebo, a 28-year-old coached by his grandfather, already owns five Olympic titles from 2018 and 2022. He is three shy of the career Winter Olympic gold medals record across all sports. It is too early to start dreaming about the Milan Cortina Games. He still has 31 miles left to ski at a world championships for the ages. "I'm not thinking much about 2026 right now," Klaebo said last week. "The main goal now is what we are doing here now, and what we're trying to accomplish here." NBC Sports' Dan Meyer contributed to this report from Trondheim. Jessie Diggins, Julia Kern take silver in cross-country skiing world championships team sprint Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern won a team sprint medal for a second consecutive world championships. Nick Zaccardi, Nick Zaccardi,
