Backpacker’s secret to surviving 11 nights lost in Australian outback

• Carolina Wilga, a 26-year-old German backpacker, survived 11 nights lost in the remote Western Australian outback after her vehicle became bogged.
• She left her stranded Mitsubishi Delica to seek help, and focused on the one navigational guide she knew, walking west by following the sun.
• Despite facing cold nights and heavy rain, she was eventually spotted on a road by a local, leading to her rescue, which police described as an "incredible result" due to the challenging terrain.
• Ms Wilga was found exhausted, dehydrated, and disorientated, but is now recovering in hospital from minor injuries and has been in contact with her family in Germany.
• Authorities advise travellers in the vast and dangerous Australian wilderness to stay with their vehicles if stranded, use personal locator beacons, and share travel plans.

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Lost in the Australian wilderness for 11 days: How a German backpacker survived the outback