Utoya massacre - meet the survivors (warning some distressing images)

[timmy]

Tore Sinding Bekkedal, 24, hid in the bathroom of the cafe building. After ninety minutes the police rescued him

[timmy]

Sara Harborough Soma, 17, from Sandnes swam from the south peak with a friend. When they were 50 meters from the other shore, they were picked up by tourists in a rowboat

[timmy]

Aina Helgheim, 19, from Eidsvoll, hid in a rock cleft close to the shore along with three other girls until the shooting ended. They were rescued by boats

[timmy]

Ida Karoline Broholm, 21, from Hitra, hid in a room behind the kiosk before she moved down to the water front and swam away with a friend

[timmy]

Rustam Daudov, 17, from Elverum, hid by the pump-house before he found shelter in a small cave where he hid with a group of other youths until they were rescued by boats

[timmy]

Alexander Sandberg, 16, from Levanger, hid under a sofa in the school house. He was hiding there with 47 other adolescents until Breivik was arrested and the police came to the rescue

[timmy]

Marius Hoft, 18, from Hamar, hid on a rock shelf to avoid the shooting at Utoya

[timmy]

 

 

Eivind Rindalen, 23, from Tolga, took charge of a group of 11 youths. Attempting to escape in a rowing boat, they were shot at 200 meters from shore. None of the children were hurt

 

[timmy]

John Magne Pedersen Tangen, 19, from Loten, hid in a barn until the police came

[timmy]

Sebastian Johansen Pereau, 15, from Trondelag, escaped along with 11 other youths in a rowboat. They were shot at in the boat, but managed to lay low and nobody was injured. Sebastian's older brother Christian was killed on the island

[timmy]

Natia Chkhetiani, 23, from Kutaisi, Georgia, lost her best friend at Utoya. She later moved to Oslo to be a part of the national healing process

[timmy]

Woria Kamil Ahmad, 18, from Hamar, hid by the pump-house. He survived by laying lifeless by the shore pretending to be dead

[timmy]

Kjetil Lindstrom, 16, from Arendal, hid under a tree by 'the hill', before he finally ran down to shore and was rescued by Delta

[timmy]

 

\

Hanne Linaker, 18, Iril Myrvang Gjorv, 17, and Ane Kollen Evenmo, 17, were with two other friends who had travelled to the island from the arctic town of Bardu. Only the three friends returned

 

[timmy]

Hakon Roals, 18, from Stavanger hid under a cliff on the east side of the island. He swam away from the island and was rescued by a boat