Massacre Survivors Return To Norway Island

Young survivors of the Utoya massacre have made an emotional return to the island where 69 of their friends were killed by Anders Breivik.

Accompanied by police officers and Red Cross volunteers, 750 people made the short crossing from the mainland in a meticulously planned operation.

A number of boats were used to take them across the lake, including the ferry which carried Breivik to the island four weeks ago.

Visitors walked through the island, some hugging and crying, others deep in contemplation.

We witnessed people wading in the water, a few feet from the shoreline where Breivik killed many of his victims as they tried to swim to safety.

At one point the youth party assembled the survivors on a field near the top of the island, where they listened to speeches and clapped in unison.

One of the survivors, the leader of the youth party which organised the summer camp, said it wasn't easy returning to the scene.

The Chief Medical Officer of Norway Bjoern-Inge Larsen told Sky News that special crisis centres had been established across the country.

He said all of the survivors have been in contact with the health services and they each have a contact with a person on the crisis team.

He added that they are a "high-risk" group, many of whom will need long-term support.

Cameras were kept at a distance, with the international media gathered on a small rocky outcrop on the mainland.

On Friday families of the victims travelled to Utoya to pay their last respects.

On Sunday, a national memorial service will mark the end of a month of mourning, attended by King Harald of Norway and Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.

But the legal process and an independent investigation into the police response continues.

Anders Breivik, 32, has confessed to murdering a total of 77 people, including those who died in a huge bomb blast in Oslo hours before the Utoya killings

He must now spend another month in isolation as they build the complex case against him.

He denies criminal guilt because he believes the massacre was necessary to save Norway and Europe.

But their work at Utoya island is almost done: police say the island will reopen on Monday.

For the survivors and those who still grieve, the process of recovery has barely begun.

The government says it is committed to helping them if the memories prove overwhelming.

But child psychiatrist Grete Uyb told Sky News going back to the island could be beneficial to the survivors.

"Helping them in the process of realising what happebed, accepting what happened, helping them with the grief process.

"It will give them a sense of togetherness, give them a sense of support."