Missing backpacker Caroline Wilga, 26, last seen in WA

The Australian

07-07-2025

A desperate search is under way to locate a missing 26-year old German backpacker who was last seen in Western Australia's Wheatbelt.
Caroline Wilga, 26, was reported missing to police and has not been heard from since June 29.
She was last seen at a convenience store on Stirling Tce near the intersection of Goomalling-Toodyay Rd in Toodyay on June 28.
Ms Wilga, 26, has been backpacking in Australia for the past two years.
Police believe Ms Wilga was travelling through the Wheatbelt region of Wialki near Beacon - about 320km northeast of Perth - when she last contacted friends.
A police spokesman said Ms Wilga has been backpacking in Australia for the past two years, living mostly in hostels, and works at mine sites.
She has a slim build, frizzy-curly long dark blonde hair, brown eyes and several tattoos, including a symbol on her left arm.
Police believe missing backpacker Caroline Wilga is travelling in a black and silver 1995 Mitsubishi Station sedan with WA number plates 1HDS330.
Police believe she is travelling in a black and silver 1995 Mitsubishi Station sedan with WA number plates 1HDS330.
'Anyone with any information in relation to the whereabouts of Carolina Wilga is urged to contact police immediately,' a spokesman said.