A German backpacker who was rescued after spending 12 days in the Western Australian bush is releasing a book about her struggle to survive in the Australian outback, one year after the dramatic rescue. Carolina Wilga, then 26, was visiting WA when she vanished in the regional town of Beacon in the Wheatbelt region on June 29 last year. The German backpacker was in her car when it lost control and crashed in a bog, knocking her head in the process.Ms Wilga became confused and wandered away from her vehicle, only to become lost in the dense and dangerous bushland. Her disappearance sparked a massive search, with more than 100 officers on the case, spanning 12 days.While authorities were able to locate her car bogged in the dense bushland, she was nowhere to be found.That was until she was spotted on the side of the road by local Tania Henley on July 11.One year after her dramatic rescue, Ms Wilga is breaking her silence with a new book uncovering her experience during the tense 12-day search.Dubbed Escaped the Outback, the book is written by Ms Wilga and Kathrin Nord and is an “exclusive survival story of a young German woman whose disappearance in Australia gripped the world”.The book is slated to be published in September this year in Germany and will explore her “struggle for survival” in the outback.“Barefoot and wearing only a dress and a scarf, she makes her way through dry bushland for twelve days,” the book’s description read. “She endures bitterly cold nights and scorching heat during the day, drinks dew from blades of grass, and builds shelters from branches and roots.” The book comes a year after Ms Wilga’s discovery and rescue by Ms Henley, who was driving home from a shopping trip when she saw the backpacker on the side of the road.Speaking to 9News, Ms Henley said Ms Wilga stumbled on Bimbijy Rd and put her arms up for help.Ms Henley, who was on her way home from the supermarket, said her ute was “unusually” packed with snacks. The pair then drove for an hour to emergency crews who were waiting on standby.Ms Wilga told her rescuer the conditions were freezing, which she said may have helped her “survive so well”.“She said it was 12 degrees and raining, no snow and feels like Australia in winter,” Ms Henley said. “She got frostbite on her feet and when I found her she had one of her feet wrapped up with her scarf.” Ms Henley recalled not being able to say goodbye to Ms Wilga, who was whisked away for medical treatment. “There was no time to say thank you and goodbye,” she told 9News. Ms Wilga spent six days at Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth, where she received treatment for numerous mosquito bites. She then flew back home to Germany, where she was met by a nurse and a group of bodyguards. After her rescue, Ms Wilga took to social media to thank those who saved her. “Previously, I didn’t know where my place was in a culture on the other side of the world to my own, but now, I feel a part of it. I am deeply impressed by the courage, helpfulness, and warmth that has been shown to me here,” she said. “Western Australia has taught me what it really means to be part of a true community. Here, humanity, solidarity, and care for one another are what truly matter – and in the end, that’s what counts most.“I am certain that I survived only thanks to this incredible outpouring of support. The thought of all the people who believed in me, searched for me, and kept hoping for me gave me the strength to carry on during my darkest moments.”