A video game fan coughed up blood and dropped dead in a Chinese internet cafe after playing World Of Warcraft for 19 consecutive hours without a break . Wu Tai , 24 , went to the unnamed internet cafe in Shanghai to play the latest installment of the role-playing fantasy game alongside other fans of the popular series . CCTV footage shows him sitting in front of the computer and suddenly turning to his left to cough violently , before slumping in his chair and dying in front of shocked fellow gamers . Playing : Wu Tai , 24 , went to the unnamed internet cafe in the Chinese capital Shanghai to play the latest installment of the role-playing fantasy game alongside other fans of the popular series . Sick : Footage of the incident shows Mr Wu repeatedly coughing in front of the computer screen before slumping back into his chair . Death : Before the ambulance arrived , Mr Wu collapsed and died while still sitting in front of the computer . Footage of the incident shows Mr Wu repeatedly coughing in front of the computer screen before slumping back into his chair . Horrified fellow gamer Hsin Lo , 20 , who was sitting next to him said : ' I suddenly heard him groan and when I turned to see what had happened he was very pale and looked uncomfortable . ' 'He was dabbing his mouth with a hankie which had blood on it ... I asked him if he was OK and he said he 'd felt better and that he would be OK , ' he added . Concerned onlookers called an ambulance for Mr Wu , who is understood to have continued playing the video game while waiting for the paramedics , despite clearly being seriously ill. No sign of life : When medical crews arrived they tried to resuscitate Mr Wu but he was already dead . Police clear the internet cafe after Mr Wu collapsed and died having played video games for 19 hours straight . Before the ambulance arrived , Mr Wu was seen looking pale and ill while still sitting in front of the computer . ' I called for an ambulance while my friend went to get some help from staff . But while we waited he just died in front of us , and was nothing for the staff to do , ' Mr Hsin said . When medical crews arrived they tried to resuscitate Mr Wu but he was already dead . A police spokesman said : 'An autopsy will determine the cause of death but there seems little doubt his playing on the computer for 19 hours instead of resting contributed to his death . '
Wu Tai , 24 , was seen on CCTV playing video games in an internet cafe . He had been missing for a week and his body has not yet been found