78 m. ago Carolina Wilga: missing German backpacker found alive after 12 days missing in remote Australian bushland

The 26-year-old’s van had earlier been found abandoned, prompting serious concerns for her safetyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGerman backpacker Carolina Wilga has been found alive after going missing 12 days ago in remote Western Australian bushland.WA police’s Martin Glynn told reporters on Friday evening that the 26-year-old had been located walking on a bush track on the edge of the reserve where she had gone missing. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Carolina Wilga: missing German backpacker may have walked into bush after van bogged, Western Australia police say

The 26-year-old’s vehicle suffered mechanical issues in remote bushland north-east of Perth, WA police sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWestern Australia police are ruling out foul play as they continue searching for the missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga, saying they believe she may have walked into inhospitable bush after her van was bogged.Police on Thursday found Wilga’s abandoned Mitsubishi van about 150km from Beacon in the Karroun Hill area, which has been described as remote and inhospitable country. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Carolina Wilga: police rule out foul play in search for missing German backpacker in remote Western Australia

WA police believe backpacker walked away from her vehicle after it suffered mechanical issues in remote bushland north-east of PerthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWestern Australia police are ruling out foul play as they continue searching for missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga, saying they believe she may have walked into inhospitable bush after her van broke down.Police on Thursday found Wilga’s abandoned Mitsubishi van about 150km from Beacon in the Karroun Hill area, which has been described as remote and inhospitable country.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Photos show the trail of destruction in the aftermath of flooding in Kerr County, Texas

Days after flash floods killed over 100 people during the July Fourth weekend, search-and-rescue teams are using heavy equipment to untangle and peel away layers of trees, unearth large rocks in riverbanks and move massive piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for the missing people.

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17 h. ago Body found at Glasgow Necropolis in search for missing woman

Police carried out an urgent search of the Necropolis in the city's Castle Street at around 8.45pm last night

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19 h. ago Irish mum goes missing in Tenerife as police bring in dogs for desperate search

Alarms were raised when 50-year-old Merlene Davies wasn't at her home in Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and her family became worried

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19 h. ago Mum goes missing in Tenerife as police bring in dogs for desperate search

Alarms were raised when 50-year-old Merlene Davies wasn't at her home in Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and her family became worried

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24 h. ago Police search rivers and woodland for missing man as Scots urged to check sheds

Jonathan Parsons was last seen at around 7.15am on Thursday July 3.

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25 h. ago Search for German backpacker missing in rural Australia intensifies as police find abandoned van

Carolina Wilga, 26, was last seen at a general store in the town of Beacon in Western Australia on 29 June

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27 h. ago Abandoned van found in search for missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga in remote WA

The 26-year-old has not been seen or heard from since visiting a general store in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt regionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice searching for German backpacker Carolina Wilga, who is missing in a remote part of Western Australia, have found an abandoned van believed to have mechanical issues.The 26-year-old has not been seen or heard from since she visited a general store in the small town of Beacon, in WA’s north-east Wheatbelt region, on 29 June. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Rescuers search for missing crew from Red Sea attack as US alleges Yemen rebels may have them

Rescuers are searching for more than a dozen crew members missing after Yemen's Houthi rebels sank a ship in the Red Sea

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29 h. ago Police ‘very concerned’ for missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga as search expands beyond WA

The 26-year-old has not been seen or heard from since visiting a general store in Western Australia’s wheatbelt regionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe search for German backpacker Carolina Wilga, who went missing in a remote part of Western Australia at the end of June, has broadened out across the country.The 26-year-old has not been seen or heard from since she visited a general store in the small town of Beacon, in WA’s north-east wheatbelt region, on 29 June. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Miraculous twist in desperate search for missing teen Darcy Deefholts who disappeared while surfing

Rescuers have made a discovery in the search for a teen surfer on New South Wales' Mid North Coast.

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44 h. ago Mum of missing chef Claudia Lawrence vows she will 'never ever give up' search for daughter

The mum of Claudia Lawrence has been carrying out her own investigations with journalist Tom McDermott featured on the Answers for Claudia podcast

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50 h. ago Police launch appeal for help in search for missing Dunblane pensioner

Frances has been reported missing after the last sighting of her around 7.30pm on a footpath heading to Bridge of Allan.

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50 h. ago Tragedy as body found in search for soldier who went missing from army camp

Hundreds joined the search for missing sergeant Alex Cairnie

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53 h. ago Searchers in helicopters and on horseback scour Texas flood debris for the missing

The search is continuing for more than 160 people believed to be missing in Texas days after a destructive wall of water killed over 100 people

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53 h. ago Mountain Rescue and Coastguard in desperate search for missing pensioner

Officers are appealing for the help of the public to trace an Frances Liddle reported missing from the Dunblane area.

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55 h. ago Rescuers search for 19 missing and recover 9 bodies after flooding in Nepal

Rescuers are searching for 19 people missing in severe flooding in Nepal that swept away a key bridge connecting the country with China

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64 h. ago Body found in search for missing soldier who vanished from UK army base

Sergeant Alex Cairnie, 30, was last seen at around noon on July 6 leaving Tidworth camp in Wiltshire. His disappearance sparked a huge hunt, with soldiers scouring the countryside

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