Wife of online gamer who died on night time 'mission' speaks of her ongoing nightmare

A reknowned Irish player of an online game which requires physical visits to landmark sites died during a late-night mission, an inquest has heard. 

Wife of online gamer who died on night time 'mission' speaks of her ongoing nightmare

Francis (Frank) Maxwell (48) Portacarran, Oughterard, Co Galway was playing Ingress, an augmented reality game that captures landmark buildings or ‘portals’ for points when he died.

Mr Maxwell, a father of one originally from Dublin and working in the capital during the week, was found in the water next to Poolbeg Pier around noon on September 25 2015.

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