A UK-based journalist who vanished during a solo hike in Norway has been found alive after surviving five harrowing days alone with almost no food.

Alec Luhn, an experienced mountain walker and seasoned climate reporter, was discovered deep in Folgefonna National Park with a broken leg.

The 38-year-old had been missing since last week after setting out on a solo trek through the remote national park, home to one of Norway's largest glaciers.

American-born Luhn had failed to board his return flight to the UK from Bergen on Monday, sparking a full-scale search.

His wife, Emmy-winning journalist Veronika Silchenko, told The New York Times that she had received a text from Luhn on Thursday with his planned route but grew concerned when she didn’t hear from him again.

By Sunday, alarm be

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