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Backpacker Found Alive in Australian Bush After 12 Days of Surviving Her Major Mistake
AUSTRALIA, JUL 15 – Carolina Wilga lost 12 kilos after a head injury caused by a crash left her disoriented in the Australian bush for 12 days before rescue, officials said.
- After 12 days missing, Carolina Wilga was found by station owner Tania Henley in the Western Australia outback, 24km from her crash site.
- In her hospital statement, Carolina Wilga said she left her car in a state of confusion after hitting her head in the crash, leading to disorientation.
- Drinking from puddles and sheltering in caves, Carolina Wilga said; she arrived exhausted, dehydrated, and with an injured foot.
- In recovery, Carolina Wilga lost 12kg, revealed she was airlifted to Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth, where she is recovering.
- Offering lessons from Wilga's ordeal, Paul Luckin said `don't plan to go and do a trip, plan to survive`, emphasizing the importance of carrying a personal locator beacon and staying with your vehicle.
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Backpacker Found Alive in Australian Bush After 12 Days of Surviving Her Major Mistake
A German backpacker lost for 12 days in the Australian outback has survived and spoken out regarding her traumatic experience. Carolina Wilga’s disappearance gripped the nation after her friends and family lost contact with her in late June and her van was discovered immobilized off a trail in a nature reserve in the state of […] The post Backpacker Found Alive in Australian Bush After 12 Days of Surviving Her Major Mistake appeared first on Goo…
Carolina walked for days, guided by the sun and sunset, convinced that to the west there would be some kind of civilization, spent 11 nights in the open, with temperatures close to zero degrees, lost her sandals, was attacked by insects, and began to lose weight at an alarming rate: one kilo per day Read
On Friday, 26-year-old German tourist Carolina Wilga was found in the state of Western Australia after spending 12 days in the inhospitable bush. Her first public statement made it all the more surprising that her survival was made all the more surprising because she did not wander off into the wilderness from her van by choice, but in the confusion caused by a blow to the head in a car accident.
The 26-year-old managed to resist by drinking rainwater and rationing the scarce food resources at her disposal
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