German backpacker Carolina Wilga - whose disappearance sparked an enormous search-and-rescue operation in Western Australia - has returned home after her outback ordeal.

She spent 12 days drinking from puddles, sleeping in caves, and fending off biting insects and freezing nights.

Carolina Wilga has flown back home to Germany in business class, spotted being pushed in a wheelchair to a hospital.

Rescued backpacker Carolina Wilga admitted to German hospital near Dusseldorf after quietly slipping out of Perth ...

German backpacker Carolina Wilga has bid farewell to Perth in a heartwarming Instagram post after capturing hearts with her ...

Carolina Wilga was found alive in Australia's remote Outback 12 days after she went missing and a day after her abandoned van ...

A missing backpacker who was found alive after surviving 12 days in the remote Australian outback is speaking out for the ...

Carolina Wilga, the German backpacker rescued from the Australian wilderness, has been discharged from hospital in Perth ...

Carolina Wilga is recovering in a Perth hospital after being exposed to 11 nights of freezing temperatures alone in WA's ...

Police say German tourist Carolina Wilga has been found in Australia’s remote Outback 12 days after she went missing and a ...

The last time anyone saw Carolina Wilga, she was standing in the doorway of a general store in the tiny town of Beacon, in ...

A backpacker missing for nearly two weeks could be 'lost' in the Australian outback after she abandoned her broken-down ...