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-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.”
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ALL the choices that he made seem to be a choice that would maximize the chances that she wouldn’t survive. I’m surprised that so many here want to excuse him from all blame and responsibility.