German Backpacker Survives 11 Nights in Outback
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A 26-year-old German backpacker, Carolina Wilga, was rescued after surviving 11 nights lost in Australia's outback. She became disoriented, walked 24km from her broken-down van, and survived on minimal food and water from puddles and rain. Found by a driver, she was airlifted to a Perth hospital with exhaustion, dehydration, insect bites, and a foot injury. Police attributed her survival to sheer luck.
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