Brisbane teen breaks arm while playing Pokémon Go
A Brisbane woman suffered a fractured arm while playing Pokemon Go. (AAP)
A teenager suffered a broken arm after a tree branch fell on her while she was playing the popular Pokémon Go mobile game in Brisbane’s Botanic Gardens last night.
The 18-year-old woman was taken to Royal Brisbane Hospital in a stable condition about 9.30pm, the Queensland Ambulance Service said.
The injury follows a series of warnings from emergency services urging Pokémon Go players to pay attention to their surroundings.
Pokémon Go is an interactive game that uses GPS to place fictional characters in real-life locations, and players must visit these places to capture the characters.
It became the top grossing game in the iPhone app store, just days after its release.
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With AAP.
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