Users of the recently-launched Pokemon Go augmented reality game have been getting rather more than they bargained for. “Using the geolocation feature the robbers were able to anticipate the location and level of seclusion of unwitting victims,” said Sgt Bill Stringer. On 5 July , a teenager in Wyoming who was searching for a Pokemon on a riverbank discovered a man's body. Police say the death appeared to be accidental. Then on 5 July , robbers were reported to have used the geolocation feature of the game to lure victims to a remote area and rob them at gunpoint. Pokemon Go became the most downloaded free app in the Wyoming CNN , following its release on 8 July . One user became so engrossed in searching for virtual animals that he ended up in hospital after falling in a ditch and fracturing a bone.
Users of the recently-launched Pokemon Go augmented reality game have been getting rather more than they bargained for. On 5 July , a teenager in Wyoming who was searching for a Pokemon on a riverbank discovered a man's body. Police say the death appeared to be accidental. Then on 5 July , robbers were reported to have used the geolocation feature of the game to lure victims to a remote area and rob them at gunpoint. Pokemon Go became the most downloaded free app in the Wyoming CNN , following its release on 8 July . One user became so engrossed in searching for virtual animals that he ended up in hospital after falling in a ditch and fracturing a bone.