Dave Horvath
5 Jan 2007 6:14
Reports coming out of Phuket Thailand are saying that a seven year old British boy, Conner O'Keeff was electrocuted Saturday when attempting to plug in his power adapter for the Nintendo Game Boy into a hotel outlet. Details are sketchy right now as Thailand police are still doing a complete investigation, however police state that Conner had still be wet from swimming earlier when he attempted to plug in the game unit.
Police say that Sunset Beach Hotel in Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand holds no blame on the incident and that it can be surmised that the boy either attempted to plug in or remove the power adapter and made a fatal connection with the water on his skin to the power outlet.
UPDATE: Nintendo of Europe has issued a statement regarding the tragic incident. "Nintendo wishes to offer its sincere condolences to the family of Connor O'Keefe," reads the statement. "Details of the accident are currently unclear so we are unable to make any further comment at this stage," it added.
The news was picked up by several UK newspapers who gave it the headline "Killed by Game Boy."
Source:
The Register