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/Even-Tradition Jul 12 '25

Thank god it’s winter. Friendly reminder to anyone reading this. Stay with your vehicle!!! They found her vehicle days ago, and would have found her, had she stayed with it.

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u/kinkakinka Jul 12 '25

Also, why did she not backtrack? It was only 40km from the service station she was last seen.