People Are Stumbling On Dead Bodies Playing This New Pok¨¦mon Game

Pok¨¦mon Go is a recently released augmented-reality game developed by Niantic. The game uses the camera of the smartphone to allow the users to capture, battle, train and trade virtual Pok¨¦mons who appear in the real world. If you're a massive Pok¨¦mon fan but haven't tried the game already, be warned that it is addictive to the point that it is unputdownable, and that is exactly why it has become a cause of concern around the world. Bizarre news stories and near-death experiences of players too engrossed in the game to notice the real world have been pouring in from all over. Take the teenager who stumbled on a dead body while playing the game for example.

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No kidding! Shayla Wiggins, a 19-year-old resident of Wyoming, America, was trying to catch Pok¨¦mon when she discovered a dead body floating in the Wind River. She immediately dialled 911 and local police arrived to retrieve the body. While Pok¨¦mon Go doesn't really have anything directly to do with the game, and the body would have been found sooner or later, it is to be noted how a mobile game like this one that encourages users to go out and explore the real world is resulting in such fascinating experiences.

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Another Pok¨¦mon Go 'incident' happened in Massachusetts where a major accident took place after a man stopped in the middle of the highway to catch Pikachu! Yes, WTF. 26-year-old Lamar Hickson is accused of causing one of the worst highway accidents when he was playing Pok¨¦mon Go while driving. When asked why he would do such a thing he said, "Sh*t if you wanna catch them all you gotta risk it all so I put my car in park and started tossing these balls.¡±

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If you end up downloading the game, we advise you to presume caution. Know where you are before you go hunting for Pok¨¦mons. Especially if you're driving on a highway.