US EditionCarolina Wilga's Outback Rescuer Describes Her Survival After 12 Days in Western Australia as 'Miracle'
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, JUL 12 – Carolina Wilga survived 11 nights in the Western Australian outback by drinking rainwater and walking 24km before being found by a passing motorist, police said.
- German backpacker Carolina Wilga survived nearly 12 days in the remote Western Australian Wheatbelt before being rescued on July 11 near Mouroubra Road in Bimbijy.
- Wilga became disoriented and lost control of her bogged Mitsubishi Delica after last being seen in Beacon on June 29, prompting a large search starting July 4 initiated by her worried family in Germany.
- Wilga survived by traveling 24 kilometers on foot with minimal food and water, sheltering where possible, while enduring freezing temperatures and relying on occasional rain for fresh water.
- Local motorist Tania Henley found Wilga waving her hands at 4:20 p.m. on July 11 and described the rescue as a "miracle" due to the lucky timing of her passing by.
- Wilga remains hospitalized with dehydration, sunburn, and injuries, and police advise travelers to stay with their vehicle and use satellite devices, highlighting the dangers of remote travel without notifying others.
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