Kate Matrosova - A 32-year-old investment banker has been found dead after she got stranded in subzero temperatures while hiking alone in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
According to reports, Kate Matrosova, who worked as a credit trader for France's BNP Paribas SA, planned to hike alone to the top of the 5,367-foor tall mountain and other mountains located in the Presidential Range.
On Sunday around 5 a.m., Matrosova was dropped off at the base of Mount Madison by her husband, Charile Farhoodi, who is reported to be the Vice President at JP Morgan Chase & Co. in New York.
Reports indicate that at 3:30 p.m. ET, when the conditions became frigid, Matrosova activated her emergency locator beacon. However, the blizzard prevented the rescue team from being able to locate her in time.
Kate Matrosova's body was found around 2.p.m. Monday afternoon between Mount Madison and Mount Adams located in the Presidential Range.
She reportedly died of exposure to freezing temperatures that fell below minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit, with winds racing at 108 miles (174 kilometers) per hour.
"I guess if you are going to hike in this type of weather, you need to be in a more sheltered area, not up on an open exposed ridgeline, " said Jim Goss, a Fish and Game official. "There's just no room for error in a place like that."
Matrosova was born in Russia nd based in New York. She graduated magna cum laude from DePaul University and earned a master's degree in financial engineering from UC Berkeley.
At the time of her death, Matrosova worked for BNP Paribas clients as Credit Trading Associate. She took the job in August after interning with the firm for a year. She previously worked with Beach Capital Management, Morningstar and JP Morgan.
"We are deeply saddened by the death of our employee, Kate Matrosova. Our thoughts are with her family," a BNP Paribas statement read.
