Players of Pokemon Go are finding critters everywhere, including some places that are considered to be hallowed ground and inappropriate for gaming.
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A non-governmental organization in Bosnia says it has heard of people wandering into mine fields while playing Pokemon Go, and is urging them to pay more attention before someone gets hurt.
Bosnia is still infested with tens of thousands of mines planted during the 1992-1995 war.
The 120,000 landmines scattered across Bosnia and Herzegovina are a tragic problem left behind by the country’s civil war, and have killed hundreds since the war ended more than two decades ago.
According to a report from the BBC, it seems that a Bosnian demining charity, Posavina bez mina, has recently issued a warning on its Facebook page where they remind players that the country still has minefields that have yet to be cleared.
Stories are emerging of auto accidents, muggings, sprained ankles and one woman in the US even discovered a dead body while searching for Pokemon near a river.
The game uses Global Positioning System and mapping capabilities in mobile phones to let players roam the real world to find “PokeStops” stocked with supplies and hunt cartoon character monsters to capture and train for battles.
Not all incidents have involved crime.
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In Indiana, a shelter is asking Pokemon players who love animals to consider walking shelter dogs while they roam around looking for the monsters.
