India, Dec. 6 -- An Austrian man has been formally charged with manslaughter and gross negligence after allegedly abandoning his girlfriend during a climb on Grossglockner, Austria's highest mountain, resulting in her death from hypothermia, according to media reports.

The victim, a 33-year-old mountaineer from Salzburg, died on the 12,460-foot peak after struggling to continue the ascent when the couple were just around 50 metres (165 feet) from the summit, The Metro reported.

Following the completion of the investigation, the man-described as an experienced climber who had organised the expedition-has been charged and now faces up to three years in prison.

Authorities said forensic analysis, mobile phone data, fitness tracking device...