An Austrian court has convicted a man of manslaughter caused by gross negligence, after his girlfriend froze to death as the couple attempted to climb the country’s highest peak last year.

An Austrian climber has been found guilty of gross negligent manslaughter after his girlfriend froze to death on Austria's ...

Thomas Plamberger was given a suspended prison sentence and fined in a case that tested the limits of personal responsibility in mountaineering.

An Austrian man received a suspended five-month sentence and a $11,312 fine for negligence causing his girlfriend's climbing death.

An Austrian court has convicted a man of manslaughter caused by gross negligence after his girlfriend froze to death as the couple attempted to climb the country's highest peak last year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mountaineer has been charged for allegedly leaving his girlfriend alone on Austria's highest peak, where she froze to death The ...

A German climber has gone on trial in Austria accused of leaving his girlfriend to die on the country’s highest mountain. The 33-year-old woman, ident.

INNSBRUCK, Austria — An Austrian man was found guilty Thursday of gross negligent manslaughter after he left his girlfriend behind on a mountain hike and she froze to death, in a case that prompted an ...

A mountaineer has been charged for allegedly leaving his girlfriend alone on Austria's highest peak, where she froze to death The woman, 33, and her boyfriend, 39, set off for the peak of ...

Grossglockner mountain in the Hohe Tauern mountain range. The woman and her boyfriend, 39, first set off for the 12,460-foot peak using the Studlgrat route on Jan. 18, and a local webcam — with ...