Surprise move from German backpacker who was lost in the outback in the Aussie outback for almost TWO WEEKS
Carolina Wilga was stranded in the Aussie outback for 11 days before finally being rescued in July 2025.
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By ZAK WHEELER, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA
Published: 15:45 GMT, 9 January 2026 | Updated: 21:49 GMT, 9 January 2026
A German backpacker who miraculously survived 12 days alone and stranded in the remote Australian outback is selling her van.
Carolina Wilga, 26, says that her 1995 Mitsubishi Delica is 'ready for its next adventure', six months after she lost control and crashed in WA's Wheatbelt region.
She became dazed and confused after hitting her head in the crash and wandered off from the bogged vehicle, sparking a large-scale search for the missing tourist.
She spent the next 11 nights drinking water from puddles and slept in a cave before she was finally found by local farmers - 24km from her abandoned vehicle.
Months on from the ordeal, Ms Wilga hopes to get $5,000 for the van listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace in Perth.
Still bearing the WA number plates, the van has clocked up 289,162km and comes with an inbuilt bed, fridge, kitchen and solar panels.
Photos showed that the van was 'well set up for travel' with several wooden storage panels, shelves and a single-bed mattress.
However, the ad stated the van 'needs some work', including essential repairs.
German backpacker Carolina Wilga is selling her van after she spent 12 days stranded in the WA outback in July 2025
Ms Wilga (captured on CCTV) was on a road trip across Australia in her 1995 Mitsubishi Delica when she crashed in WA's Wheatbelt region
Six months later, the van is ready for its 'next adventure'
'Delica van is available for sale as is,' the listing reads.
'It needs some work, mainly an exhaust repair and some attention to the shocks and suspension components.
'Other work has already been carried out.
'Other than that, it’s ready for its next adventure.'
The ad makes no reference to Ms Wilga's ordeal.
The van was extracted from the crash scene days after Ms Wilga was rescued.
It took locals four days to remove the van due to the dense bushland.
'I heard the DBCA were in charge with the recovery and I knew their resources would be stretched, so I contacted (a mate) in Merredin and we got approval to run a loader out there to clear the track,' Andrew Sprigg said at the time.