Incident:
In January 2025, Thomas Plamberger and his girlfriend Kerstin Gurtner were on an overnight winter ascent of the Grossglockner, Austria’s highest mountain.
Gurtner, who was a novice at high-altitude climbing, became exhausted and hypothermic near the summit. Plamberger reportedly left her to go for help.
Allegations: Prosecutors have charged Plamberger with gross negligent manslaughter, alleging he made several critical errors.
He allegedly failed to make an emergency call for hours, did not signal a passing helicopter, and later put his phone on silent, missing calls from rescue services.
He also allegedly left Gurtner in an exposed spot without using available emergency gear like a bivouac sack or rescue blankets to protect her from the cold.
Ah-ha, the devil is in the DETAILS.
“He allegedly failed to make an emergency call for hours, did not signal a passing helicopter, and later put his phone on silent, missing calls from rescue services.
He also allegedly left Gurtner in an exposed spot without using available emergency gear like a bivouac sack or rescue blankets to protect her from the cold.”
Ah... so that's why he was charged. If the above is true, it does sound suspicious.
This makes it much more plain. If true, he is guilty.