12May/16Off
Online gamer died on Poolbeg Pier ‘capture’ mission, inquest hears
A player of an online game requiring physical visits to landmark sites died during a late-night mission, an inquest in Dublin has heard.
Frank Maxwell (48), of Portacarran, Oughterard, Co Galway, was playing Ingress, an augmented reality game that involves “capturing” landmark buildings, or “portals”, for points, when he died.
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