Friends of the German backpacker who survived 12 days lost in the Western Australian outback say she is slowly recovering and will share her story when she's ready.

A backpacker survived nearly two weeks lost in Western Australia’s outback by drinking from puddles and sleeping in a cave, police have said.Carolina Wilga, 26, from Germany, was rescued on Friday.

The first words of the German backpacker who was miraculously found alive after 12 days in rural bushland have been revealed.

"Miracle is a word that gets bandied about a lot, but to survive 12 days and cross-country - she went cross country to come ...

Carolina Wilga, a German backpacker, was found alive after spending 12 days missing in the remote outback of Western ...

Carolina Wilga’s rescue is a rare tale of survival for someone who was missing for so long in difficult and vast terrain, ...