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German backpacker rescued after about 11 days in Australia 'distressed' and 'dehydrated'

German backpacker rescued after about 11 days in Australia 'distressed' and 'dehydrated'

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Police in Western Australia released images of Carolina Wilga visiting a convenience store before she went missing. - AFP
SYDNEY: A 26-year-old German backpacker who spent around 11 days lost in the remote western Australian outback was distressed, dehydrated and exhausted when she was found, police said on Saturday (July 12).
Carolina Wilga was discovered on Friday, some 20 kilometres from the nearest track, after she flagged down a passing motorist in a remote area of Western Australia.
"She was very distressed and obviously exhausted, dehydrated and needed some food, but overall just relieved that she has come across someone and able to get that help," WA Police Acting Inspector Jessica Securo told Australian broadcaster 9News.
Wilga had left her broken-down van to seek help - something police advise against. "Stay with your vehicle," Securo said, adding that police can find a vehicle far more easily than a person.
Wilga is receiving medical care and emotional support in Perth but has not sustained any serious injuries. It is unclear whether she will continue her travels in Australia, Securo added.
According to police, Wilga has been travelling around Australia for two years, often staying in hostels and working on mining sites to fund her trip.
She had last been spotted in Beacon, a town in the sparsely populated Wheatbelt region, on July 29. Her Mitsubishi van was found on Thursday some 100 kilometres north of where she was last seen, near Karroun Hill, some 300 kilometres north-east of Perth, and appeared to have suffered mechanical issues. - dpa
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