Are we sure it was a lady pilot? I know the heavy breathing is clearly female but you can hear the distress call being put out in the background by a male voice. Since the audio comes from the camera footage, isn't it more likely that she is the photographer or assistant?
Back to the recovery - accepting the effect of the correlator as a side issue, lowering the lever as a single action will stop the Nr decaying any further and, by reducing the power demand and therefore torque reaction, reduce or stop the spin as well.