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A search is underway for an American journalist who went lacking on a Norwegian glacier at Folgefonna Nationwide Park whereas on a solo backpacking journey, in line with his household.
Alec Luhn, 38, was reported missing on Monday to the Norwegian authorities when he didn’t present up for his flight dwelling to England after leaving for a hike on July 31 in Odda, in southwestern Norway, in line with his spouse, Veronika Silchenko, who posted on social media urging anybody who might have seen him to get in contact.
Luhn, an award-winning American local weather journalist, was on trip along with his household earlier than he left for the hike and shared his location, in line with CBS Information.
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Alec Luhn, 38, was reported lacking on Monday to the Norwegian authorities. (Getty Pictures)
His household was not frightened since he’s an skilled outdoorsman, in line with the outlet. His household anticipated he won’t have cell service, however when he didn’t present up for his flight again dwelling on Monday evening, they referred to as the police.
Silchenko, an Emmy-winning TV journalist, mentioned her husband despatched an image from his final identified location in Odda on Thursday, saying “that was the final time I heard from him.”
Alex Luhn was headed to Odda, Norway on a solo backpacking journey. (Fb through Veronika Silchenko)
“Alec is mainly obsessive about the Arctic,” Silchenko instructed CBS Information. “He loves glaciers and snow, and he loves explorers, and he is a local weather journalist, so for him it’s at all times that story that now due to the local weather change they’re all shrinking, and he is making an attempt his finest to go to the coldest nations.”
Alec Luhn was on trip along with his household earlier than he left for the hike. (Getty Pictures)
Luhn lives along with his spouse in London, however he’s from Wisconsin.
He has reported for various outlets, together with The Guardian, The New York Instances, The Atlantic, Nationwide Geographic, Scientific American, TIME, CBS Information Radio and VICE Information TV.
Unhealthy climate had compelled a search operation with a helicopter to be suspended on Monday evening, police mentioned.
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Alec Luhn lives along with his spouse in London, however he’s from Wisconsin. (Getty Pictures)
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“The climate began to get actually unhealthy round midnight. At the moment, it was not affordable to proceed the search up within the mountains,” Tatjana Knappen of the Western Police District instructed Norway’s public broadcaster NRK.
A volunteer search and rescue staff, police, sniffer canine and drones renewed the search on Tuesday earlier than it was once more suspended as a consequence of climate circumstances.
The Norwegian Red Cross mentioned search operations had been ongoing all through Tuesday. It mentioned the search groups had been native and accustomed to the terrain, however referred to as it significantly difficult as a consequence of troublesome circumstances and demanding climate.
