Nashua, NH — A man playing Pokémon Go in search of virtual creatures in Nashua Thursday stumbled across a dead body floating in a brook, police said.

The grisly discovery was made in Salmon Brook at Rotary Park in downtown Nashua. That area has a "Pokestop" where players congregate. Subscribe to Nashua news alerts The man called police at about 2 p.m.

"Apparently the person ... was playing this Pokémon game, which led him to an obscure spot," Nashua police Lt. Robert Giggi told reporters. "That's how he came across the victim." The victim was an adult man, Giggi said. Police were working to identify him. An autopsy was scheduled for Friday.



