An amateur mountaineer was found without protective gear, frozen to death near the summit of Grossglockner in Austria. Her partner was blamed for leaving her behind, James C Reynolds reports
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An amateur mountaineer was found without protective gear, frozen to death near the summit of Grossglockner in Austria. Her partner was blamed for leaving her behind, James C Reynolds reports
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Kerstin Gurtner froze to death after she was left ‘exhausted, hypothermic, and disoriented’ on Grossglockner mountain
The 37-year-old pleaded not guilty after his girlfriend froze to death
Kerstin Gurtner froze to death after she was left ‘exhausted, hypothermic, and disoriented’ on Grossglockner mountain
Kerstin G froze to death on Großglockner when Thomas P descended mountain to fetch help
Kerstin G's boyfriend is accused of leaving her unprotected and exhausted close to the summit during a blizzard.
The woman died of hypothermia during a climbing trip on the Grossglockner mountain in January 2025.
