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 July 11, Carolina Wilga, a German traveler who had been missing since June 29, was discovered alive in isolated bushland near Beacon in Western Australia.
- Wilga's van got stuck in the challenging terrain of Karroun Hill Nature Reserve, and adverse weather with temperatures near zero complicated the search.
- A public member discovered Wilga wandering a forest track in a fragile condition; police then flew her to Perth for medical treatment.
- WA police inspector Martin Glynn said she has many minor injuries but no serious ones and praised her resilience in statements calling it "a really good outcome."
- The rescue concluded a 12-day search involving land and air efforts, highlighting Wilga's survival in hostile conditions and ongoing medical evaluation.
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A German hiker who was lost in the Western Australian wilderness for 11 days and nights has said she is "incredibly grateful to have survived." Caroline Wilga, 26, was rescued on Friday.
Tourist Makes First Remarks After 12 Days Lost in Outback
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.
German tourist Carolina Wilga disappeared without a trace in the Australian wilderness and was only found twelve days later. Now she tells the story of the crash that led to the nights in the bush.
Twenty-six-year-old Carolina Wilga was found in the Australian bushland after twelve days. Now she talks about her experiences for the first time and thanks "her angel Tania".
‘Beyond grateful’ to survive, says rescued German backpacker
thanked her “rescuer and angel” Monday in a statement she issued from the hospital in Western state capital Perth where she is recovering. Wilga, who is 26 years old, was found 11 nights after she was lost in the remote Australian Outback, having survived the dangerous terrain and harsh temperatures there. Wilga’s car was spotted a day before she was eventually rescued by a member of the public in a chance encounter, with a Western Australian po…
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