Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/10/computer_death/
Man dies playing computer games
Game over
Posted in Bootnotes, 10th August 2005 09:04 GMT
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A man dropped dead from exhaustion after playing computer games for more than two days.
The 28-year-old South Korean man known as Lee began his online session on August 3 at a cybercafe in the southeastern city of Taegu, reports Reuters.
He only budged from playing the "battle simulation games" to go to the toilet and to catch a few zeds.
After spending around 50 hours online Lee collapsed and died.
Reuters quotes police sources who said: "We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion." ®