Man found alive a week after going missing while hiking on Norwegian glacier

An American journalist who went missing while hiking on a glacier in Norway has been found injured but alive, local media reports.

Alec Luhn went missing on July 31 after he failed to return from a hike in Folgefonna National Park.

He was on holiday in Norway with his sister and had set off on the solo hike into the 212square mile park.

Award-winning Alec, 38, who has worked for a number of news outlets including the BBC and the Guardian, was found alive on Wednesday afternoon, local police told Norwegian news outlet VG.

His wife, fellow award winning journalist Veronika Silchenko, reported him missing after he failed to show up for his flight home to England, where he currently lives.

A spokesperson said Alec had suffered some injuries to his legs but was conscious at the time, and he has since been flown by helicopter to Haukeland Hospital.

Veronika, who is flying to Norway to be reunited with her husband tomorrow, told local media she is ‘very very happy’ and gave thanks to everyone involved in the search.

Rescue crews used drones and dogs during the search, but efforts were hampered by poor weather which meant helicopters were unable to patrol over the glacier where he went missing.

A team of 30 search and rescue volunteers from the Red Cross were all involved in the search on Tuesday after the search was suspended late on Monday due to the weather.

Veronika told CBS News earlier this week: ‘Alec is 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.’

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.

For more stories like this, check our news page.