Ashdod, Israel - Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot on Tuesday reported its first case of life-threatening incident involving the popular new “Pokemon Go” app. 

Ashdod resident Asaf Ben Guzi, 17, was rushed to the Kaplan Medical Center emergency room after nearly drowning while trying to catch a character in the game. He was pulled from the water by his brother, and was later hospitalized in the neurology department.

Doctors warned that using the app by the sea is highly dangerous due to users’ lack of awareness of the real world around them while playing.

Since the app’s debut, it has caused a number of accidents. In Baltimore, a man drove into an empty parked police car because he was searching for pokemon while driving. In Japan, players have been found wandering into busy highways while absorbed in the game.

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