 Falkenberg and Næsheim held onto Bågenholm's skis as they waited for the rescue teams to arrive. As Bågenholm first struggled in the cold water, she found an air pocket and was able to remain conscious for 40 minutes before becoming a victim of circulatory arrest. Ketil Singstad led the rescue team from the top of the mountain. He skied as fast as he could to Bågenholm's location, where he and his rescue team tried unsuccessfully to pull her out with a rope. They then tried to dig her out, but their snow shovel could not break through the ice. Rescuers from the bottom of the mountain then arrived, bringing with them a pointed gardening shovel. They were able to cut a hole in the ice, and pulled her through at 19: 40. Bågenholm had been in the water for 80 minutes when she was rescued.
