67-Year Old Man Had A Fatal Heart Attack After Catching The Rarest Creature in 'Pokemon Go'

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Mar 08, 2017 05:00 AM EST

"Pokemon Go" made a great impact in the gaming world whereas it caught the attention of countless players to continually search for a Pokemon creatures. However, despite this hype, there are these incidents that also caught the attention of the players to be extra careful in playing this game.

In a recent report given by Lianhe Wanbao thru Asia One, an avid player of " Pokemon Go" led him to suffer a fatal heart attack. Liang Weiming, 67, a retiree who collapsed after catching "Lapras" the rarest of all Pokemon creatures while out playing " Pokemon Go" in Singapore Sunday.

Weiming and his wife were on their frequent visit that time. According to his wife, Weiming really loves to visit the Marina Bay Sands resort because this place has been a good spot for the Pokemon creatures and reported to be the best place for Pokemon hunting in the past.

However, shortly after Weiming found "Lapras" he collapsed and had a fatal heart attack. According to his wife, after celebrating his birthday with a dinner party, Weiming went on a walk to play " Pokemon Go" later to find out that his excitement when he caught the rarest Pokemon creature might be the cause for him to have a heart attack on the spot.

Weiming has been immediately wheeled at the nearby hospital, however, he was announced dead shortly after his arrival at the hospital. The report showed aside from Lapras, Weiming managed to capture Granbull, Pokemon legendary monster, and rare ice creature.

Weiming who is a "Pokemon Go" avid player captured more than 200 kinds of Pokemon and leveled his game account up to level 28. However, it is Lapras of Pokemon who encouraged him to exert more effort in completing his sets of Pokemon creatures, Fox News reported.

It is just one of the serious incidents linked to Pokemon Go. The report suggests that "Pokemon Go" causes a number of car accidents to occur around the world while being serious and focus on catching the Pokemon.

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