"A 37-year-old amateur mountaineer was on Thursday given a five-month suspended sentence for gross negligence that resulted in his girlfriend freezing to death on Austria's highest mountain. The incident took place in January 2025, when the couple climbed the peak of the Grossglockner mountain. After midnight, the man left the 33-year-old woman alone to find help and she froze to death in bad weather just below the 3,798-meter (12,460-foot) summit. Prosecutors alleged that he made a series of serious mistakes."
"An amateur mountaineer was found guilty of manslaughter after he left his girlfriend on Austria's highest peak in January 2025."
"She froze to death while he searched for help."
A 37-year-old amateur mountaineer was found guilty of manslaughter and on Thursday given a five-month suspended sentence for gross negligence after his girlfriend froze to death on Austria's highest mountain. The incident occurred in January 2025 during a climb of the 3,798-meter Grossglockner. After midnight the man left the 33-year-old woman alone to search for help during bad weather, and she froze to death just below the summit. Prosecutors alleged he made a series of serious mistakes during the ascent and rescue efforts. The man pleaded not guilty.
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