US EditionStranded and Injured, He Drank His Own Urine to Survive in the Wild. Here’s How an American Hiker Made It Home
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What began as a solitary excursion to admire one of Norway's most imposing glaciers turned into an odyssey of survival. Alec Luhn, a climate journalist with extensive experience in outdoor activities, spent six days trapped in Folgefonna National Park after falling down a slope and suffering multiple fractures. The accident occurred on July 31, the first day of what would be a four-day hike to Breidablikkbrea, one of the country's largest glacie…
“I was grateful to be alive, grateful to be in one piece,” said journalist Alec Luhn, who survived six days on a mountain in Norway with serious injuries. He had no water and most of his food was gone. The 38-year-old American had worked in conflict zones from Ukraine to Somalia, was a Moscow correspondent for 10 years, and has written for the Guardian, the New York Times and the Atlantic. Luhn told Good Morning America from his hospital bed wha…
“This is the kind of thing you only read about in books and watch in movies,” says Alec Luhn after six dramatic days alone at Folgefonna. Death was only a few hours away, according to his doctors.
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