Another Polish team which attempted the nearby summit of K2 was called for rescue. On 27 January 2018 the rescue team, including Denis Urubko and Adam Bielecki, were dropped off by a helicopter of the Pakistani military at on the mountain, and climbed 1,200m through the night rescuing Revol at . Mackiewicz, who was believed to be in his tent at around , could not be rescued due to bad weather and a snowstorm. She weighed just 45 kg when the rescue team managed to evacuate her, and suffered from severe frostbite to her hands and left foot. Revol was later carried to Islamabad for treatment, but was able to avoid any amputations.