26 July 2011 Last updated at 15:49

'Tell the police to hurry. People are dying here!'

Julie Bremnes, 16, was one of the youths caught on Utoeya island during Anders Behring Breivik's killing spree on Friday.

She first called her mother, Marianne, at 1710 to tell her there was "a crazy man who is shooting here" on the island. She asked her mother to call the police, and Marianne asked Julie to send her updates by text message to let her know she was still alive.

Julie eventually escaped unscathed after hiding behind rocks on the shore. Below is the SMS exchange between mother and daughter published in Norwegian newspaper VG.

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17:42

• Julie

  Mummy, tell the police that they must be quick. People are dying here!

• Mum

  I'm working on it, Julie. The police are on their way. Dare you call me?

• Julie

  No.

• Julie

  Tell the police that there is a mad man running around and shooting people.

• Julie

  They must hurry!

• Mum

  The police know and they have had many calls. It is going well, Julie. Police are calling us now. Give us a sign of life every five minutes please?

• Julie

  OK.

• Julie

  We are in fear for our lives.

• Mum

  I understand that very well, my darling. Stay hidden, do not move anywhere! The police are already on their way, if they haven't already arrived! Do you see anyone injured or killed?

• Julie

  We are hiding in the rocks along the coast.

• Mum

  Good! Should I ask your grandfather to come down and pick you up when everything is safe again? You have the option.

• Julie

  Yes.

• Mum

  We will contact Grandpa immediately.

• Julie

  I love you even if I still misbehave from time to time.

• Julie

  And I'm not panicking even if I'm shit scared.

• Mum

  I know that my darling. We love you too very much. Do you still hear shooting?

• Julie

  No.

18:15

• Mum

  Have you heard anything from the other people from Troms? Grandpa is on his way down.

• Julie

  The police are here.

• Mum

  The person shooting is said to be in police uniform. Be careful! What happens to you now?

18:30

• Julie

  We do not know.

• Mum

  Can you talk now?

• Julie

  No. He is still shooting!

• Mum

  Joergen has swum to the shore. I just spoke to his father.
  This is everywhere on the national news now, all attention on Utoeya now. Be careful! When you get the chance, you come to the mainland and stay with Grandpa of Hamar.

• Julie

  I'm still alive.

• Mum

  And thanks and praise for that.

• Julie

  We are waiting to be picked up by the police.

  We heard shooting just now, so we dared not get up.

• Mum

  Good! Good, well done. The evacuation is now ongoing, they are saying on TV.

• Julie

  We hope we will be picked up by someone soon. Can they not catch him soon?!

• Mum

  The anti-terrorism unit is there and they are working on catching him.

• Julie

  OK.

• Mum

  Should we try to get the flight home tomorrow?

• Julie

  I have no time to think about that now.

• Mum

  I understand that.

• Julie

  Do you know if they have managed to catch him?

• Mum

  Will keep you posted, my darling. We are following everything on television.

• Mum

  Hey, are you there?

• Julie

  Yes. The helicopters are circling above us.

• Mum

  Then you should be OK?

• Julie

  They are looking for people in the water, we have not been picked up yet!

19:01

• Julie

  What are they saying in the news?

• Mum

  The police are also arriving by boat to Utoeya, otherwise nothing new. It is not clear what's happened to the shooter so keep still. Wait for someone to pick you up.

• Mum

  Now they have taken him!

Marianne Bremnes spoke to the BBC about her "huge relief" when she heard her daughter was safe. She said her daughter was a "tough girl" - but nobody knew what long-term consequences there might be.