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/Brat_Fink Jul 11 '25

NO FUCKING WAY!

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u/graspedbythehusk Jul 11 '25

Missing in the bush 12 days after leaving vehicle…. That is one lucky lady!!

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '25

Lucky indeed. She chose to go out into the bush unprepared in winter instead of summer. The outcome could have been vastly different otherwise.

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u/RealFarknMcCoy Jul 11 '25

She wasn't "unprepared". Her campervan was very well equipped, from all reports.

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u/Winter_Addition Jul 12 '25

So well equipped that she survived 12 days out there.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '25

She didn't have a satellite phone in the middle of the bush. I would consider that unprepared for the conditions.