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Award-Winning Climate Journalist Alec Luhn Rescued Alive in Norway’s Folgefonna Park

Found by helicopter on August 6 after weather delays, Luhn is receiving treatment for a leg injury

Alec Luhn went missing during a four-day solo hike in a Norwegian national park. Search is underway, though bad weather conditions have hindered progress.
American journalist Alec Luhn is missing in Norway, where he went on a hike in a national park.
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Overview

  • A rescue helicopter crew located Luhn near the glacier once conditions improved on Wednesday morning.
  • He was conscious and in stable condition despite a leg injury when airlifted to a Bergen medical facility.
  • Vestland police, the Norwegian Red Cross and volunteers deployed helicopters, drones, sniffer dogs and alpine teams in a search hampered by heavy rain and strong winds.
  • His wife, Veronika Silchenko, alerted authorities on August 4 after he missed his scheduled flight from Bergen following a four-day solo hike.
  • A Pulitzer Center fellow with bylines in The Guardian, The New York Times and The Atlantic, Luhn is known for tackling remote, high-risk climate reporting.