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Search Resumes for Missing Journalist on Norway’s Folgefonna Glacier

Authorities are awaiting calmer conditions to extend the search across Norway’s glacier wilderness.

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

  • Vestland and Western police districts, backed by the Norwegian Red Cross, have redeployed helicopters, drones and search dogs across the glacier.
  • Crews paused operations late Monday and again Tuesday when gale-force winds and heavy rain made mountain searches unsafe.
  • Teams are concentrating on Luhn’s planned route between the Holmaskjer and Breidablikk mountain huts in hopes of finding clues.
  • Alec Luhn, a Pulitzer Center fellow and Emmy-nominated climate reporter, was last heard from on July 31 when he sent his wife a location photo.
  • His wife, Veronika Silchenko, has urged hikers in the area to report any sightings to the authorities.