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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Rachel Clun

Lost in the Australian wilderness for 11 days: How a German backpacker survived the Outback

Exhausted, dehydrated and disorientated, Carolina Wilga was certain she wasn’t going to be found alive after spending 11 nights lost in the remote Australian Outback.

With no idea where she was heading and very alone having abandoned her van to try to find help, she focused on the one navigational guide she knew, walking west by following the sun.

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