Mountaineer charged in girlfriend’s death says rescue was impossible as she froze on Austria’s highest peak

A mountaineer faces charges after his girlfriend died on Austria’s highest peak. Thomas Plamberger claims he had no choice but to leave Kerstin Gartner to seek help, citing a denied helicopter rescue. Prosecutors allege he abandoned her in freezing conditions, a narrative Plamberger strongly disputes, calling it a tragic accident.

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