Carolina Wilga, German woman who went missing in Australia's remote Outback, found alive after 12 days
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Melbourne, Australia — German tourist Carolina Wilga was found alive in Australia's remote Outback on Friday, 12 days after she went missing and a day after her abandoned van was discovered, police said.
The last known sighting of the 26-year-old backpacker, and the last day family and friends heard from her, was June 29. She was seen in a general store in the wheat farming town of Beacon, 200 miles northeast of the Western Australia state capital Perth. Beacon had a population of 123 during the 2021 census.
A member of the public found Wilga wandering on a forest trail late Friday, Western Australia Police Force Insp. Martin Glynn said. She was in a "fragile" state but had no serious injuries and was flown to a hospital in Perth for treatment, Glynn told reporters.
