Australian climber found guilty of leaving girlfriend freeze to death on mountain
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A tragic mountaineering accident on Austria's highest peak ended in a fatality and a rare criminal conviction for manslaughter.
It was just 50 metres from the summit of Austria’s highest mountain when the climb turned fatal.
On a freezing winter night in January 2025, a 33-year-old woman lay exhausted and unable to move near the top of the Grossglockner. Hours later, she would be dead from the cold. On Thursday, a court in Innsbruck held her partner criminally responsible.
Austrian mountaineer Thomas P, 37, was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence after leaving his girlfriend, Kerstin G, exposed to strong winds while he went to fetch help. The court handed him a five-month suspended prison sentence and a 9,400 euro fine.
The couple had set out on what should have been a demanding but manageable ascent. Instead, they fell badly behind schedule. By the time they were nearing the summit, night had fallen and temperatures had plummeted.
About 50 metres below the peak, Kerstin G could go no further. Exhausted and freezing, she stopped. According to evidence heard in court, Thomas P left her there to seek assistance at a mountain shelter.
He did not wrap her in the emergency blanket or bivouac bag she was carrying. Both remained inside her rucksack.
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