2 h. ago German backpacker speaks out after being found alive in Australian outback

Carolina Wilga says a car crash and head injury left her disorientated for 11 days

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6 h. ago German backpacker who went missing in WA outback says she got lost after hitting head in car crash

Carolina Wilga says she spent 11 nights in outback after leaving van in ‘state of confusion’Carolina Wilga hit her head in a car crash and left her vehicle in a “state of confusion” before going missing in the Western Australian outback for 11 nights, the German backpacker has revealed.In the 26-year-old’s first statement since flagging down a local woman, Tania, in a passing car on Friday afternoon, Wilga explained the series of events that led to her disappearance. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Lost in the Australian wilderness for 11 days: How a German backpacker survived the outback

Carolina Wilga’s rescue is a rare tale of survival for someone who was missing for so long in difficult and vast terrain, writes Rachel Clun

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58 h. ago ‘Sheer luck’: how German backpacker Carolina Wilga was found after 11 nights lost in dense Australian outback

With minimal food and water, the 26-year-old used the sun for navigation, eventually flagging down a passing motoristCarolina Wilga spent 11 freezing nights lost in the Western Australian outback, convinced she would never be found.By “sheer luck” the confused and disoriented German backpacker came across a road, where she flagged down a woman in a passing car on Friday afternoon. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Carolina Wilga: 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 safetyGet 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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3 d. ago German backpacker found nearly two weeks after disappearing in remote Western Australia

Local media reports the woman was picked up by a member of the public near Beacon, a small town about 200 miles northeast of the city of Perth

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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. ago Carolina Wilga: Missing German backpacker last seen on CCTV at Western Australia service station

Missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga was last seen on CCTV arriving at a general store at the corner of Lucas Street and Shemeld Street in Beacon, in a black and silver Mitsubishi Delica van, on 29 June.

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4 d. ago Huge update in hunt for German backpacker who went missing in remote Western Australia two weeks ago

Carolina Wilga, 26, who has spent two years backpacking around Australia working at mine sites and farms, was seen with a van on CCTV at a service station northeast of Perth, on June 28.

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4 d. 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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4 d. ago Sinister twist in the hunt for missing German backpacker, almost two weeks after she vanished without trace in the remote WA outback

Carolina Wilga, 26, who had spent two years backpacking around Australia working at mine sites, was seen on June 28 on CCTV at a service station in Toodyay, northeast of Perth .

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4 d. 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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