NEWSCAST. AND MORE BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. A WISCONSIN HIKER MISSING IN NORWAY FOUND ALIVE. A HELICOPTER CREW BRAVING DIFFICULT WEATHER CONDITIONS, SPOTTING HIM IN A REMOTE AREA. THE CLIMATE JOURNALIST VANISHED WHILE BACKPACKING LAST WEEK. 12 NEWS HANNAH HILYARD SPOKE WITH HIS PARENTS AS THEY RUSHED TO BE BY HIS SIDE. SIX NIGHTS AND DAYS ON A CLIFF, UNABLE TO MOVE. AMAZING. ON A FIVE HOUR BUS RIDE TO SOUTHWESTERN NORWAY. ALEC LOONS, PARENTS OF MILWAUKEE GRINNING EAR TO EAR JUST HOURS AFTER LEARNING RESCUE CREWS FOUND A MAN ALIVE IN FOLGEFONNA NATIONAL PARK. WE ALL WAITED ON PINS AND NEEDLES AND THEN, LIKE 45 MINUTES LATER, THE HELICOPTER CALLED AND SAID, YES, IT IS HIM. ALEC AND HIS WHOLE FAMILY HAD JUST BEEN VACATIONING IN NORWAY. AS THEY PARTED WAYS. THE UW MADISON GRAD AND KNOWN ADVENTURER SET OUT ON A SOLO TRIP IN THE MOUNTAINOUS REGION. HE HAS A BROKEN FEMUR. HE FELL FROM A CLIFF, AND THIS WAS THURSDAY EVENING LAST WEEK, HIS WIFE REPORTED HIM MISSING WHEN HE DIDN’T MAKE HIS FLIGHT HOME MONDAY. CREWS THEN SPENT DAYS BATTLING BRUTAL WEATHER CONDITIONS SEARCHING FOR HIM. BUT ON WEDNESDAY, A BREAK A HELICOPTER WITH THIS VIEW SPOTTING A RED DOT. ZOOM IN. AND AUTHORITIES SAY THAT RED DOT WAS ALEC. THANKS BE TO GOD. I CAN’T BELIEVE IT. WE BOTH CAN’T BELIEVE IT. WE WE WERE. I MEAN, AFTER SO MANY DAYS. SO MANY NIGHTS. NO NEWS, A BAD STORM. WE WERE REALLY BAD. IT WAS A NIGHTMARE. WE THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD. HIS WIFE AND HIS PARENTS RUSHING TO A HOSPITAL IN BERGEN, NORWAY. IT WAS THE FIRST THING YOU’RE GOING TO DO WHEN YOU SEE THEM. OH, YEAH. I MEAN, THIS IS NOTHING SHORT OF REMARKABLE. SHE JOINS US NOW IN THE NEWSROOM. AND, HANNAH, WHAT’S SO FASCINATING? IT WAS A CLUE IN ALEX’S LAPTOP THAT HELPED FIND HIM TODAY. YEAH. BLAKE, LISTEN TO THIS. ALEC’S WIFE WAS ABLE TO ACCESS HIS LAPTOP, WHICH HAD SOME JOURNAL ENTRIES FROM THE START OF THIS SOLO TRIP. IT HELPED CREWS NARROW THEIR SEARCH AREA. THAT, PAIRED WITH THE IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY, HELPED LEAD TO THIS SUCCESSFUL RESCUE. JUST
Missing Wisconsin hiker found alive in Norwegian national park
Alec Luhn has been found alive in Norway’s Folgefonna National Park. The Wisconsin native was rescued by emergency teams after days of searching.
Alec Luhn, a Wisconsin native and renowned journalist, has been found alive after disappearing during a solo hike in Norway’s Folgefonna National Park. Luhn, a 38-year-old acclaimed climate journalist and graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was located near a glacier in an area with no cell service. His family said he was found with a broken femur.His mother, Sarah Marie Streed, shared the news with WISN 12 News, saying, “Six nights and six days on a cliff, unable to move. Amazing!”Alec and his whole family had recently been vacationing in Norway. As they parted ways, the Stoughton native and known adventurer set out on a solo trip in the mountainous region. “He fell from a cliff. This was Thursday evening,” Alec’s mom said. “Last week,” his dad Roger Luhn added.According to his family, his wife reported him missing when he did not make his flight home Monday. Crews spent days battling brutal weather conditions searching for him. “The conditions have been very challenging with difficult terrain, poor visibility, a lot of rain and high water levels,” said Norwegian Red Cross volunteer Stig Hope, who led their leadership team in the national park.During the search, Alec’s parents said his wife was able to access his laptop, which had some journal entries from the start of his solo trip. They said it helped crews narrow their search area. That paired with improving weather conditions Wednesday aided in what happened next. The Red Cross said around 11:30 a.m. in Norway, a rescue helicopter spotted Alec injured and waving to get their attention. According to Norwegian authorities, Luhn has been airlifted to a hospital in Bergen.”So far all they can see is a broken femur, nothing else. And he’ll go in the ICU. We’re on our way. His wife is flying from the UK. We’ll all be there tonight to see him,” Streed said. Alec’s parents, who live in Milwaukee, said their first order of business is hugging their son when they get to the hospital. “Thanks be to God! I mean, I can’t. I can’t believe it. We both can’t believe it. I mean, after so many days, so many nights, no news, a bad storm, you know, we were really sad. It was a nightmare,” Streed said. “We thought he was dead,” Alec’s dad added. Top Headlines Family identifies teen who drowned last week in Lake MichiganMother, son charged in deadly Milwaukee senior home invasionMilwaukee rental scam targets cancer patient and othersWATCH Milwaukee DoorDash driver’s car smashed over incomplete delivery
Alec Luhn, a Wisconsin native and renowned journalist, has been found alive after disappearing during a solo hike in Norway’s Folgefonna National Park.
Luhn, a 38-year-old acclaimed climate journalist and graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was located near a glacier in an area with no cell service. His family said he was found with a broken femur.
His mother, Sarah Marie Streed, shared the news with WISN 12 News, saying, “Six nights and six days on a cliff, unable to move. Amazing!”
Alec and his whole family had recently been vacationing in Norway. As they parted ways, the Stoughton native and known adventurer set out on a solo trip in the mountainous region.
“He fell from a cliff. This was Thursday evening,” Alec’s mom said.
“Last week,” his dad Roger Luhn added.
According to his family, his wife reported him missing when he did not make his flight home Monday. Crews spent days battling brutal weather conditions searching for him.
“The conditions have been very challenging with difficult terrain, poor visibility, a lot of rain and high water levels,” said Norwegian Red Cross volunteer Stig Hope, who led their leadership team in the national park.
During the search, Alec’s parents said his wife was able to access his laptop, which had some journal entries from the start of his solo trip. They said it helped crews narrow their search area. That paired with improving weather conditions Wednesday aided in what happened next.
The Red Cross said around 11:30 a.m. in Norway, a rescue helicopter spotted Alec injured and waving to get their attention.
According to Norwegian authorities, Luhn has been airlifted to a hospital in Bergen.
“So far all they can see is a broken femur, nothing else. And he’ll go in the ICU. We’re on our way. His wife is flying from the UK. We’ll all be there tonight to see him,” Streed said.
Alec’s parents, who live in Milwaukee, said their first order of business is hugging their son when they get to the hospital.
“Thanks be to God! I mean, I can’t. I can’t believe it. We both can’t believe it. I mean, after so many days, so many nights, no news, a bad storm, you know, we were really sad. It was a nightmare,” Streed said.
“We thought he was dead,” Alec’s dad added.
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