logo
Urgent search continues for backpacker who vanished without a trace in a remote part of Australia 13 days ago

Urgent search continues for backpacker who vanished without a trace in a remote part of Australia 13 days ago

Daily Mail​3 days ago
Police have intensified their search for a German backpacker who was last seen travelling in a remote region of Western Australia in June.
Caroline Wilga has not been heard from since she made contact with friends and was reported missing to the police.
The 26-year-old was last seen on CCTV footage at a convenience store in Toodyay, nearly 90km northeast of Perth, on June 28.
Police believe she last contacted her friends a day later while travelling near Beacon in the Wheatbelt region, some 320km northeast of Perth.
Homicide squad detectives have since been called in to help find the missing backpacker.
Western Australia Police Commissioner Col Blanch told media on Wednesday police were 'very concerned' for Ms Wilga's welfare.
Commissioner Blanch added her disappearance was not being treated as a murder 'at this point'.
'They are investigating, not that it's a homicide at this point, but we want our very best capabilities to investigate something that is very concerning to us,' Mr Blanch said.
It is believed her phone has now been switched off, police said.
Police air wing has also joined the 'very large search and rescue' operation, with officers scouring the immense Wheatbelt region for clues to her whereabouts.
Ms Wilga has spent two years backpacking around Australia, staying predominately in hostels, funded by her work at mine sites.
She is described as having a slim build; long, frizzy-curly, dark blonde hair; brown eyes and several tattoos.
Ms Wilga is believed to be travelling in a black and silver, 1995 Mitsubishi Delica van.
The van, with Western Australian licence plate, '1HDS330', also has a distinctive rooftop rent.
Anyone with any information or footage from the Beacon area and surrounding northeast Wheatbelt area between June 29 and July 4 is being urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
'What we would ask is our community keep their eyes and ears peeled for anything relating to the whereabouts of Caroline ,' Mr Blanch said.
Before she was last seen, Ms Wilga would also routinely contact her family.
They last heard from her on June 18.
The family hold concerns for her welfare due to the lack of 'regular communication'.
Her mother, from Castrop-Rauxel near Dortmund, appealed to the public for help in response to a post shared on social media.
'I'm her mother and need her [sic] help, as I can't do much from Germany,' she wrote.
'Carolina is still sorely missed.
Orange background

Try Our AI Features

Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:

Comments

No comments yet...

Related Articles

BREAKING NEWS Multiple injured in shooting at class reunion outside Tennessee community center
BREAKING NEWS Multiple injured in shooting at class reunion outside Tennessee community center

Daily Mail​

timean hour ago

  • Daily Mail​

BREAKING NEWS Multiple injured in shooting at class reunion outside Tennessee community center

Multiple people were injured in a shooting at a class reunion outside the Tyner Community Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Reports of gunfire at Ty Hi Drive were received by the Chattanooga Police Department just after 3pm on Saturday, Local3News reported. It's unclear precisely how many people were injured during the shooting and while leaving the scene, but all victims have been transported to the hospital, a police spokesperson said. Police are now asking people to avoid the area, now full of police cars and abandoned canopies. Witnesses on the scene said there was a class reunion happening at the center and that there was chaos when the first shots were heard. Police said there is currently no threat to the public, though no suspect has been publicly identified.

Tragedy at Scottish beauty spot: Woman, 63, dies in front of 'distraught' crowd
Tragedy at Scottish beauty spot: Woman, 63, dies in front of 'distraught' crowd

Daily Mail​

time3 hours ago

  • Daily Mail​

Tragedy at Scottish beauty spot: Woman, 63, dies in front of 'distraught' crowd

A 63-year-old woman died in front of distraught onlookers yesterday at a Scots beauty spot. Emergency services raced to the Campsie Glen Waterfall Car Park, an area popular with swimmers and paddlers in the hills above Glasgow, after reports of a woman falling. The multi-agency response was attended by police, fire and ambulance crews, who sealed off the car park to attend to the incident. According to eyewitnesses, paramedics tried to resuscitate the woman in front of other day trippers who had arrived at the spot on the hottest day of the year. Last night it was unclear whether her death was related to the high temperatures in the area. One onlooker said: 'There was a lot of people crying at the scene. 'The police and ambulance service are there. 'I think a specialist climbing unit had also been there earlier.' Shocked visitors could be seen gathered near the falls, which are accessed via a footpath which rises around 200m. One witness said: 'There were at least seven police cars and officers were going around taking statements from people. They all looked distraught.' The car park is located just a few minutes from the town of Lennoxtown, in East Dunbartonshire, and operated by Forestry and Land Scotland. Recognising its attraction to visitors, the government agency website states: 'From the pretty village of Clachan of Campsie, with its historic church, wind along grassy slopes into the Campsie Glen. 'Wander along the path beside the Kirk Burn, or stop for a feed at one of the many picturesque picnic spots beneath the trees. 'For a more energetic outing, follow the path behind Clachan of Campsie that forks steeply uphill from the burn to reach a car park on the B822 with lovely views into the glen. 'From here you can choose a path around the hill to see waterfalls along the burn below or carry on climbing along a steep, rough trail to reach the ridge of the Campsie Fells above.' A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: 'Around 12.35pm on Saturday, 12 July, 2025, police received a report a 63-year-old woman had fallen near Campsie Glen Waterfall Car Park. 'Emergency services attended and the woman died at the scene. Her family is aware and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances. 'Emergency services remain in attendance.' On the other side of the country, in East Lothian, a man's body was recovered from the River Tyne near Haddington just before noon. A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: 'Around 11.45am on Saturday, 12 July, 2025, police received a report a man's body had been found in the River Tyne, near Sidegate, Haddington. 'Emergency services are in attendance and enquiries are ongoing.' Again, it was unclear last night whether his death was weather-related.

Brit, 25, dies after late night fall from balcony in holiday hotspot as cops launch probe
Brit, 25, dies after late night fall from balcony in holiday hotspot as cops launch probe

The Sun

time4 hours ago

  • The Sun

Brit, 25, dies after late night fall from balcony in holiday hotspot as cops launch probe

A BRITISH 25-year-old man has died after a horror late night fall from his hotel balcony. Police were called to the popular tourist hotel in Malta in the early hours of Friday as they discovered the man lifeless on the ground. 2 A medical team rushed to the scene at Triq Spinola but found the Welshman dead upon arrival. Preliminary investigations say the Brit likely fell off his balcony at around 4.15am. The fatal incident happened at the Cavalieri Art Hotel, Times of Malta confirmed. The road outside the block was temporarily closed on Friday morning as emergency crews took the body away. Malta Police have announced its investigations are ongoing. Welsh MP Senedd Sian Gwenllian said in a statement that the man's death was "truly devastating". She added: "The pain his family must be experiencing is unimaginable. "My thoughts, and those of the people of Gwynedd, are with them in their grief." Across the past few months, several Brit tourists have been involved in serious accidents abroad. In June, a 24-year-old plunged over 32ft from a hotel balcony in Ayia Napa. Brit tourist, 18, fighting for life after third floor balcony plunge in Ibiza as he's airlifted to hospital The man was rushed to hospital with life threatening injuries. A similar incident in Costa del Sol saw a Brit holidaymaker left fighting for his life after plunging from a hotel balcony at 5am. Dad Ben Clark, 41, died instantly after he fell into a rocky area near a popular holiday beach in Majorca last month. He fell 15ft off a wall to his death as his family named him as a "true legend". His daughter, Kaci Fraya, is believed to have been on the Spanish holiday to Cala Agulla on the island's northeast coast with her dad at the time of his death. In a touching post on Facebook, she wrote: "Love you forever dad." 2

DOWNLOAD THE APP

Get Started Now: Download the App

Ready to dive into a world of global content with local flavor? Download Daily8 app today from your preferred app store and start exploring.
app-storeplay-store