German backpacker Carolina Wilga has made a big call about her time in Australia, after spending almost two weeks lost and alone in remote WA.

THE hero farmer who found a missing backpacker in the Australian Outback has revealed the first words she said to the lost woman. Tania French discovered a dishevelled Carolina Wilga, 26, on

"Miracle is a word that gets bandied about a lot, but to survive 12 days and cross-country - she went cross country to come to my road," she said. Wilga spent 11 nights in the elements after leaving her bogged vehicle, a decision the German tourist told police she made in a "pure panic".

WA Premier Roger Cook says rescued German backpacker Carolina Wilga is in high spirits despite her outback ordeal, which saw her spend 11 nights in freezing temperatures.

Missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga has been found alive almost two weeks after disappearing in the Australian Outback. Police confirmed Ms Wilga had been found "safe and well" on Friday, according to Sky News Australia. It comes after a major search was launched for the 26-year-old.