A suspended sentence and a fine for a series of deadly mistakes.
On January 19, 2025, Thomas Plamberger and Kerstin Gurtner set out to climb the Grossglockner, Austria’s highest peak, and it ended in tragedy – with Gurtner dead and Plamberger now convicted of manslaughter for her death.
When Gertner collapsed sick near the top of the mountain, Plamberger left her alone to fetch help – but she froze to death before he could return.
The German justice system does not publicize the full names of people involved in trial cases, but by now their names and faces have been splashed in the press and on social media for a whole year, so it seems silly not to name them.
🇦🇹 Austrian climber who left his girlfriend to freeze in the mountains receives a suspended sentence & fined €9,600
37y.o. Thomas Plamberger was found guilty of negligent manslaughter & sentenced to 5 months in prison, pending an appeal
Despite claiming he went for help, he…pic.twitter.com/zZbqwOqdj8
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“The court in the Austrian city of Innsbruck gave Thomas P. a five-month suspended sentence on Thursday and fined him €9,400 ($11,100) for gross negligence. The case is unusual because while climbing accidents are common, prosecutions over them are rare.”
Bloody hell. She was the second girlfriend he abandoned on that mountain.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
