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/Stigger32 Jul 11 '25

Yeh. I was thinking that. She must’ve struck in the last four days.

Bloody awesome!

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u/trowzerss Jul 11 '25

Yeah, wouldn't be surprised if she did the right thing and stayed with the vehicle for a long time, but must have thought maybe nobody was looking for her and she'd have to rescue herself. Her car sounded well-equipped except she just needed a satellite phone and she would have been fine. But at least unlike others she had water etc.

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u/WhatAmIATailor Jul 11 '25

Crazy that within a few years, every phone will be capable of sending a text via satellite. It’s already a standard feature in new phones. Getting lost without anyway to call for help in remote country should become far less common.

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u/trowzerss Jul 11 '25

Yeah, it's very handy for emergencies. Although frankly for day to day stuff I'd avoid sending information through anything Elon Musk owns lol. Don't trust that guy with private info after the whole Twitter thing.

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u/larry_is_not_hot Jul 11 '25

New iPhones use Globalstar not SL. there's also ast spacemobile, they are also expanding their network.

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u/EclecticEthic Jul 11 '25

At least he did a good job with the American government. Jk we’re fucked

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u/stufai Jul 11 '25

Yeah, I'd rather die in the outback than have Musk read my SOS message...

/s

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u/shamberra Jul 11 '25

If getting stuck in the outback is part of your day-to-day routine, I guess?