 On that day , Bågenholm was skiing in the mountains outside of Narvik with two of her colleagues , Marie Falkenberg and Torvind Næsheim . An expert skier , Bågenholm often skied after work . On this day , as she was heading down a steep mountainside — a route she had taken several times before — she lost control of her skis . She fell headfirst onto a layer of ice on a frozen stream near a waterfall , landing on her back . A hole opened up in the ice and Bågenholm 's head and torso were pulled in as meltwater filled her clothes . Her body became trapped under the ice , which was 20 centimetres ( 7 @.@ 9 in ) thick . When Falkenberg and Næsheim found Bågenholm , only her feet and skis were above the ice . 
