Carolina Wilga: Police reveal German backpacker endured 11 nights alone in WA wilderness
West Australian19 hours ago
German backpacker Carolina Wilga spent 11 nights alone in the WA wilderness, police have revealed, in a miracle survival story that's gripped the nation.
Dazed, injured and ravaged by mosquitoes, the 26-year-old managed to flag down a member of the public on Friday who happened to be driving by.
Ms Wilga spent the night at Perth's Fiona Stanley Hospital, where she's had a good night's sleep, a shower and some food.
Homicide Squad officer-in-charge Detective Acting Inspector Jessica Securo told reporters on Saturday the young woman was very traumatised and overwhelmed after believing she wasn't going to make it after so long in tough conditions.
'She's still in disbelief that she survived,' Det. A/Insp. Securo said.
More to come.
Dazed, injured and ravaged by mosquitoes, the 26-year-old managed to flag down a member of the public on Friday who happened to be driving by.
Ms Wilga spent the night at Perth's Fiona Stanley Hospital, where she's had a good night's sleep, a shower and some food.
Homicide Squad officer-in-charge Detective Acting Inspector Jessica Securo told reporters on Saturday the young woman was very traumatised and overwhelmed after believing she wasn't going to make it after so long in tough conditions.
'She's still in disbelief that she survived,' Det. A/Insp. Securo said.
More to come.
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