Pokemon character Pikachu is shown in Times Square at the launch for the Pokemon Golden Ticket Instant win game and release of the video of Pokemon The First Movie on March 21, 2000. A teenager from Wyoming found a body floating in a river near her home while she was playing a virtual reality Pokemon on her cell phone Friday. File Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo

RIVERTON, Wyo., July 9 (UPI) -- A Wyoming woman discovered a body in a river while playing the virtual game Pokemon Go on Friday.

The cell phone game encourages players to explore their surroundings and use their cell phone to "catch" the cartoon creatures that appear on their screen.


Shayla Wiggins, 19, went to explore the river near her home in Riverton, Wyo., when she discovered the body floating in the river.

"I was walking towards the bridge along the shore when I saw something in the water," Wiggins told KTVQ. "I had to take a second look and I realized it was a body."

The body, dressed all in black, was floating face down in about three feet of water, authorities said. The body has not been identified.

"The death appears to be accidental in nature and possibly that of a drowning," the Fremont County Sheriff's Office said in a statement "There is no evidence at this time that would indicate foul play."