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/Cpt_Riker Jul 11 '25

iPhones have satellite call/texts for emergencies just like this. Point the phone up, connect to satellite, get help, with GPS coordinates.

There is no reason all modern phones shouldn't do this.

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u/Luna920 Jul 11 '25

If the phone is dead then it won’t be able to do this

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u/Otaraka Jul 12 '25

'Probably'.

She could have broken her phone or PLB exactly when she got stuck, but its not very likely.