The woman who was allegedly left to freeze to death by her boyfriend near the summit of an Austrian mountain has been identified.

Kerstin Gurtner, 33, died less than 150 feet from the summit of Grossglockner mountain on Jan. 19 — both led and left there by her experienced mountaineer beau Thomas Plamberger, the Daily Mail reported.

The Salzburg native described herself as a “winter child” and a “mountain person” in social media profiles, according to the report.

Kerstin Gurtner and Thomas Plamberger taking a selfie on a mountain top.
Thomas Plamberger has been charged in Kerstin Gurtner’s freezing death.Kerstin Gurtner/ Facebook
Plamberger, 39, now faces negligent homicide charges for the night-time, winter excursion that saw Gurtner, an inexperienced climber, trek through over 12,000 feet in -4 degree Fahrenheit conditions up toward Austria’s highest peak.

“At approximately 2:00 a.m., the defendant left his girlfriend unprotected, exhausted, hypothermic, and disoriented about 50 meters below the summit cross of the Grossglockner. The woman froze to death. Since the defendant, unlike his girlfriend, was already very experienced with alpine high-altitude tours and had planned the tour, he was to be considered the responsible guide of the tour,” according to a statement from the Innsbruck public prosecutor’s office.

The couple were effectively stranded from 8:50 p.m. onwards — but Plumberger did not make an emergency call or give out any distress signals when they saw a police helicopter fly nearby at 10:50 p.m., according to prosecutors, local outlet Heute reported.

Webcam images showed the couple’s camp near the peak of Grossglockner, where Gurtner was found dead.

Plumberger only called Alpine Police officers at 1:35 a.m. and then put his phone on silent, prosecutors alleged.

About a half-an-hour later, he left Gurtner to die on the icy mountain — even neglecting to cover her with available emergency blankets, according to the report.

A person wearing ski goggles, a purple jacket, and a black and white patterned glove covering their mouth in a snowy mountain landscape.
Though she identified herself as a “winter child” on social media,
prosecutors said Gurtner was an inexperienced hiker.Kerstin Gurtner Memorial

A man hanging from a metal cross on a mountain peak with a scenic view of mountains in the background.
Plamberger allegedly abandoned Gurtner near the summit of Grossglockner despite knowing she was in dire health conditions.Thomas Plamberger/ Facebook
At 2:30 a.m. he was spotted by a trail cam descending the mountain, with Gurtner left far behind near the summit.

Plumberger reached out to emergency services again at 3:30 a.m., prosecutors alleged, according to the report from Heute.

Lawyer Kurt Jelinek, who represents Plumberger, maintained his client’s innocence and insisted Gurtner’s death was a “tragic, fateful accident,” according to The Daily Mail.

Tributes poured in for the inexperienced hiker on a memorial page for Gurtner.

A woman hiking along a rocky mountain ridge with a peak in the background.
A photo from socila media showed Gurtner climbing.Kerstin Gurtner Memorial

Webcam image of a dark mountain face at night, with a red circle highlighting a bright light on the mountain.
The light of the couple’s camp near the summit of the mountain was captured by webcam footage.foto-webcam.eu
“Rest in heavenly peace,” one commenter wrote.

“Behind the tears of grief lies the smile of remembrance,” another chimed.

Another said, “Deeply saddened to learn of this death, I wish to express my condolences. Impossible to find the right words.”