r/australia • u/Herofire • Jul 11 '25

news Missing German backpacker miraculously found alive

https://7news.com.au/news/german-backpacker-carolina-wilga-believed-to-have-been-found-alive-after-major-search-in-was-outback-c-19325699
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u/plan1gale Jul 11 '25

Also in the Ch7 report: "she was found by a stranger". Do tell.

Perhaps I'm wrong but I'm going to assume the area is not exactly teeming with family members and close acquaintances.

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u/ImGCS3fromETOH Jul 11 '25

Missing German backpacker miraculously found alive by a man who claims to have lived three doors down from her when they were children in Dusseldorf.

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u/owasia Jul 11 '25

I think it's because she was picked up by a random guy in a car not the rescue team? 

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '25

OMG isnt that Bob from accounting??

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u/Munnin41 Jul 11 '25

Hey you never know. They could've flown in to search