Rescue services called to help stranded Pokemon Go players - CNET

They wafted off to a place called Bibeck Island. But when the tide comes in, there's no safe access back to the mainland.

So here they were, stranded.

The RNLI received an emergency call and sent out a rescue crew.

They espied two of the teens attempting to wade back, the water rapidly rising to their chests. The remaining four were trying to use an unsafe pier to make their escape.

The RNLI offered me the words of Chris Lyons, a rescue crew member: "It is great to see people getting out and about enjoying themselves however, putting your life in danger trying to catch Pokemon is extremely irresponsible."

It wasn't just the RNLI that was called out. The Avon & Somerset Police, Avon Fire Rescue and local coastguard teams all congregated in the parking lot at end of Bibeck Island Pier, in case the youths may have become trapped while exploring the unsafe so-called "Old Pier."

"The water is unforgiving," Lyons added. "It doesn't give you a second chance, whereas a game will."

Gadgets have found new and interesting ways to drive people toward danger. More and more people seem to be dying while trying to take a selfie. Even roaming in the dead of night searching for monsters can put you in danger.