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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

German backpacker who went missing in WA outback says she got lost after hitting head in car crash

Carolina Wilga hit her head in a car crash and left her vehicle in a “state of confusion” before going missing in the Western Australian outback for 11 nights, the German backpacker has revealed.

In the 26-year-old’s first statement since flagging down a local woman, Tania, in a passing car on Friday afternoon, Wilga explained the series of events that led to her disappearance.

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