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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Clun

German backpacker found two weeks after vanishing in outback Australia

Carolina Wilga
  • A 26-year-old German backpacker, Carolina Wilga, who had been missing for nearly two weeks in remote Western Australia, has been found alive.
  • Western Australia police confirmed Ms Wilga was "safe and well" after she was picked up by a member of the public.
  • She was found near Beacon, a small town approximately 200 miles northeast of Perth, on Friday afternoon.
  • Ms Wilga was last seen on 29 June at a general store, and her van was later discovered abandoned on the edge of a remote nature reserve.
  • Police had deployed helicopters and planes in the extensive search for Ms Wilga, whose family had expressed significant concern.

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German backpacker found nearly two weeks after disappearing in remote Western Australia

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