Singaporean gamer dies in HK
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Dec 20, 2010 - Straits Times
SUSPECTED HYPOTHERMIA
HONG KONG - A SINGAPOREAN man on a trip to Hong Kong to take part in a war game simulation has died of suspected hypothermia after temperatures plunged to a low of 15 deg C.
According to local press reports, the death occurred at around 1pm on Saturday at a war game simulation centre in Yuen Long district, in the north of the territory near Shenzhen.
The Chinese-language Ming Pao Daily News said the 51-year-old man, Mr Derek Tham, had arrived at the centre together with his niece and several other friends and was walking towards the venue of the war game when he suddenly fainted.
The paper said Mr Tham and his fellow war game enthusiasts were in their combat fatigues, had drawn their weapons, and were raring to go when the tragedy happened.
His companions quickly alerted the police and an ambulance arrived shortly afterwards and rushed Mr Tham to the nearby Pok Oi Hospital, where he was officially pronounced dead at 2.34pm, according to Apple Daily.
The cause of his death is still being investigated, although a doctor who spoke to the press told reporters that Mr Tham, who suffered from high-blood pressure, could have died after the cold temperature in the area triggered a heart attack.
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RIP
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SG no winter, cannot let him do conditioning nia...... =(
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51 still play war game ???
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人家有 passion 嘛, 让他去玩�~~~
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Originally posted by AYYX:
人家有 passion 嘛, 让他去玩�~~~
fwah...really 让他去~
>____>
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eh???51 year old man playing computer war gaming??until mati???wow tells u computer games nowadays are real good.
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before the game.. "man down"
Rest in peace.
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
fwah...really 让他去~
>____>
Yeah lo... bring niece and friend somemore leh...
Amazing that the niece mother allow like that also... o_O
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Originally posted by Hitman 778:
eh???51 year old man playing computer war gaming??until mati???wow tells u computer games nowadays are real good.
Er no, his kind is wear uniform take fake gun and do wargame de... machiam real-life simulation...
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wait a min....combat fatigues????ohh..its the real ones with bb guns n paint guns....
must be damn fit fer a 51 yr old
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May he rest in peace....yup HK have BBguns and paint guns "war games".
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Originally posted by Hitman 778:
wait a min....combat fatigues????ohh..its the real ones with bb guns n paint guns....
must be damn fit fer a 51 yr old
Yeah... if it's computer game only he'd be in a comfortable LAN shop, and would probably still be alive and well...... =(
Think title should be changed to "Singaporean war-gamer dies in HK"... =P