German tourist found alive after 12 days missing in Outback

Police in a helicopter spotted the tourist’s van (ABC News via AP)

German tourist Carolina Wilga has been found alive in Australia’s Outback, 12 days after she went missing and a day after her abandoned van was discovered.

The last-known sighting of the 26-year-old backpacker, and the last day family and friends heard from her, was on June 29.