US EditionGerman Backpacker Found Alive in Western Australia's Outback
KARROUN HILL NATURE RESERVE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, JUL 14 – Carolina Wilga survived 12 days in harsh winter conditions by drinking rainwater and walking 24 km from her stuck van before being found by a local woman, police said.
- On Friday, July 11, Western Australia Police Force confirmed Carolina Wilga's rescue after nearly two weeks in remote bushland.
- Her vehicle suffered mechanical issues and became bogged in Karroun Hill Nature Reserve, leaving her stranded in remote bushland, police said.
- After spending 11 nights exposed to the elements, Western Australia police said she survived by drinking rainwater and puddle water, and she walked 24 km from her van.
- Officials described her discovery as a matter of chance, while Tania Henley said meeting Wilga was `meant to be`.
- In her Monday statement, Carolina Wilga thanked supporters and revealed she hit her head `significantly` and left her car `in a state of confusion`.
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Carolina Wilga, 26 years old, ventured into a semi-desert territory and abandoned her van after ending up in a cliff. But she showed an extraordinary survival instinct
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When Germany's Caroline Wilga was discovered last week "fragile" but otherwise not in terrible shape after 12 days of being lost in the Australian outback, a local police official noted, "I think once we do hear her story, it will be a remarkable" one. The 26-year-old backpacker is now telling...
A few days after being found, the young German backpacker told how she wandered through nature for several days.
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