Woman Chases Pokemon Into Tree, Needs To Be Rescued: Police

Playing PokemonGo has been praised by some for getting children to go outside and exercise rather than spending the summer indoors watching TV.

It has also elicited warnings about trespassing on other people’s property, causing accidents by driving or walking while looking at the screen, and reports that people have used the app to lure people into secluded areas and rob them.

Add another warning to that list: please stay out of trees.

Firefighters in Gloucester County were dispatched to Eglington Cemetery in East Greenwich Township on Tuesday night after receiving a report of a woman who got stuck in a tree while chasing a Pokemon. A rescue team used an extension ladder to rescue her.

The app combines cartoon action with local landmarks, and has users wandering around outside looking for places to catch monsters.

The game also features “Poke Stops,” where fans can collect supplies and “gyms” to let their characters do battle.

Pokemon Go challenges players to go out in the real world to locate and catch Pokemon. Notifications pop up when creatures are nearby, which in theory could distract people wherever they are.

It has become popular among children and adults alike, but East Greenwich Township Fire and Rescue posted another warning following the latest incident.

“For all those out there playing Pokemon Go, take heed of all of the warnings and be careful not to put yourself into bad situations,” East Greenwich Township Fire and Rescue said in the post. “Think about what you are doing and where you are going before you actually do it.”

The attached images were posted on the East Greenwich Township Fire and Rescue Facebook page.