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Boyfriend Charged After 'Leaving Girlfriend to Freeze to Death' in Austrian Alps
The defendant faces up to three years in prison for abandoning his partner in subzero conditions near the summit after ignoring safety concerns, prosecutors said.
- A man is charged with manslaughter after allegedly leaving his girlfriend to freeze to death during a mountain climb on Austria's Grossglockner peak.
- The woman, a novice climber, died due to exposure while abandoned for six and a half hours in extreme cold.
- Prosecutors claim the man ignored her inexperience and failed to call for help before nightfall.
- The trial is set for February 19, 2026, and the man faces up to three years in prison for gross negligence.
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The investigation reveals a series of wrong decisions that allegedly made an experienced mountaineer crucially responsible for the death of his inexperienced partner, who succumbed to the deadly cold while waiting for several hours on the mountain.
The Austrian prosecutor's office accuses the experienced mountaineer of nine serious errors.
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