The mountaineer who left his girlfriend to die in freezing temperatures while climbing a mountain in Austria has been convicted of negligent manslaughter.
Thomas Plamberger was found guilty Thursday of leaving his girlfriend, Kerstin Gurtner, on the top of Austria’s highest peak, Grossglockner, in January 2025, the New York Post reported on Friday, noting she died of hypothermia.
He was given a five-month suspended sentence and an over $11,000 fine in the case.
An image shows the pair climbing together:
After descending the mountain, Plamberger claimed she asked him to leave to find help. Judge Norbert Hofer said the man did not willfully…
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