Chinese gamer dies after three-day
session
'Exhaustion' most likely cause of death
A 30 year-old man has died in the south
China province of Guangzhou after
apparently playing an online game
continuously for three days.
Reports in Beijing News said that the
man suddenly collapsed and was rushed to
hospital. Doctors were unable to revive
him.
"Police have ruled out the possibility
of suicide," the newspaper said, adding
that "exhaustion" was the most likely
cause of death.
The name of the internet café has not
been released, nor the game that the
Guangzhou resident was playing.
The 30 year-old is not the first to die
after prolonged internet use. Earlier
this year Xu Yan, a local teacher from
Jinzhou in Liaoning province, collapsed
after spending almost 15 days playing
online games.
The Chinese government is taking an
increasingly tough line on 'internet
addiction', including boot camps to get
people to use the internet less and the
use of electrotherapy.
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