The young backpacker went missing over 10 days ago. Police have confirmed her identity, Australian media has reported.

Police officers involved in the search for missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga
Carolina Wilga was last seen on June 29 arriving in a Mitsubishi van at a general store in the small agricultural community of Beacon, northeast of PerthImage: ABC News/AP/dpa/picture alliance
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A German backpacker who went missing in western Australia almost two weeks ago has been found alive, Australian media reported on Friday.

Police have confirmed that the person found is 26-year-old Carolina Wilga, Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald reported.

“She’s been ravaged by mosquitoes. She’s obviously been through an amazing journey, a trauma, and no doubt will be a testimony demonstrating her bravery in the circumstances out there,” Western Australia police inspector Martin Glynn told reporters.

A passerby ran into Wilga on a path in the bush, Australian media reported.

Her reappearance follows a large-scale search that dragged on for days.