A few of the troops of Peter the Hermit survived the massacre, barricading themselves in a ruined town. A messenger took the news to Peter, who rushed to Alexios I and told him. Alexios sent Konstantinos Katakalon Euphorbenos with a strong fleet to save them. He did, and brought them back to Alexios. The latter later rebuked Peter for his folly, to little effect. [Anna Komnene places Petros himself at the massacre requiring rescue, and later abusing his dead comrades as brigands deemed by the Saviour unworthy to worship at his tomb.]