Norway Attacks: Girl's Terrified Texts To Mum

Texts messages between a mother and her terrified daughter who was on Norway's Utoya island during Friday's massacre have been released.

Julie Bremnes, 16, was attending the Labour party youth camp on the island when Anders Behring Breivik opened fire, killing 68 people.

A further eight people were killed in a car bombing in Oslo just hours before.

From 5.40pm on July 22, Julie sent her mother Marianne Bremnes a text every five minutes for two hours to update her on the unfolding situation.

Mrs Bremnes told Sky News Online the first message said: "Mummy, tell the police they must be quick. People are dying here."

From then, Julie described how she had run down to the shore and was hiding behind some rocks.

Mrs Bremnes said she felt "helpless because there was nothing I could do".

"I hoped police were on their way and I would get my girl back," she added.

Five of Julie's friends were killed in the tragedy but her mum told Sky: "She's okay, she's quite tough and has healthy reactions, but it's early, I don't know what the long-term effects will be."

Below is the transcript of the mother and daughter's messages:

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

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

J: No.

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

J: They must hurry!

M: 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?

J: OK.

J: We are in fear for our lives.

M: 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?

J: We are hiding in the rocks along the coast.

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

J: Yes.

M: We will contact Grandpa immediately.

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

J: And I'm not panicking even if I'm s*** scared.

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

J: No.

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

J: The police are here.

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

J: We do not know.

M: Can you talk now?

J: No. He is still shooting!

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

J: I'm still alive.

M: And thanks and praise for that.

J: We are waiting to be picked up by the police. We heard shooting just now, so we dared not get up.

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

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

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

J: OK.

M: Should we try to get the flight home tomorrow?

J: I have no time to think about that now.

M: I understand that.

M: Do you know if they have managed to catch him?

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

M: Hey, are you there?

J: Yes. The helicopters are circling above us.

M: Then you should be OK?

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

J: What are they saying in the news?

M: 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.

M: Now they have taken him!