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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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