US EditionBackpacker Needs to ‘Gain 12kg Back’ After Ordeal in WA Outback
AUSTRALIA, JUL 15 – Carolina Wilga lost 12 kilos after a head injury caused by a crash left her disoriented in the Australian bush for 12 days before rescue, officials said.
- German backpacker Carolina Wilga survived being lost for 12 days in Western Australia's remote Wheatbelt region after crashing her van and injuring her head.
- She left her vehicle confused after the crash, walked at least 14 kilometers west searching for help, and survived by drinking puddle water and sleeping in caves.
- Wilga was found exhausted, dehydrated, and injured about 24 kilometers from the crash site when station owner Tania Henley picked her up and described her as thin and fragile.
- Wilga conveyed her heartfelt appreciation for the rescue and assistance, emphasizing that she owes her survival to the remarkable support she received and was deeply moved by the bravery and kindness shown to her during the experience.
- Currently recovering in a Perth hospital, Wilga has lost 12 kilograms but plans to regain weight while reflecting on the community support and resilience that aided her survival.
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On Friday, 26-year-old German tourist Carolina Wilga was found in the state of Western Australia after spending 12 days in the inhospitable bush. Her first public statement made it all the more surprising that her survival was made all the more surprising because she did not wander off into the wilderness from her van by choice, but in the confusion caused by a blow to the head in a car accident.
The 26-year-old managed to resist by drinking rainwater and rationing the scarce food resources at her disposal
was found alive Carolina Wilga, the 26-year-old German traveler who survived 12 days in an Australian bush. The young woman said she was lost in state...
For 12 days backpacker Carolina Wilga (26) wandered through the wilderness of Australia, drank from puddles. In the hospital she gets a huge "Fresh Package".
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