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Climber is convicted over girlfriend's death near Austria's highest peak
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Friday, February 20, 2026

INNSBRUCK, Austria, Feb 19 (Reuters) - An Austrian court late on Thursday found a 37-year-old amateur mountaineer guilty of manslaughter over his girlfriend's death of cold near Austria's highest summit after he left her to fetch help when she could not go on.
INNSBRUCK, Austria, Feb 19 (Reuters) - An Austrian court late on Thursday found a 37-year-old amateur mountaineer guilty of manslaughter over his girlfriend's death of cold near Austria's highest summit after he left her to fetch help when she could not go on.
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