Wall Street trader Ekaterina "Kate" Matrosova died while hiking alone in New Hampshire's White Mountains in subzero temperatures this weekend, the New York Daily News reported. She was 32.
On Sunday, Matrosova's husband dropped her off at the base of Mount Madison at about 5 a.m., officials told the local news station WMUR. She planned to hike to the summit of the 5,367-foot-tall mountain and continue to other mountains in the Presidential Range.
By 3:30 p.m. ET, Matrosova activated her personal locator beacon, according to WMUR. The coordinates from her locator device were off in some cases by a mile, a New Hampshire Fish and Game official told WMUR.
The subzero temperatures and winds over 100 mph on the mountain reportedly made it impossible for the rescue team to get to her. Rescuers found her body on Monday afternoon.
Matrosova was an associate in credit trading at BNP Paribas.
"We are deeply saddened by the death of our employee, Kate Matrosova. Our thoughts are with her family," BNP Paribas said in a statement.
Matrosova previously did stints at Beach Capital Management, JPMorgan, and Morningstar, according to FINRA records.
She earned a master's degree in financial engineering from UC Berkeley. She graduated magna cum laude from DePaul University. She was also a CFA charterholder.
Here's a video of the rescue team. You can see how brutal the conditions were on the mountain.