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Chilling Final Photo Of Man Trying To Visit Indigenous Tribe On ‘No-Go’ Island
A chilling final photo shows a man who tried to visit an Indigenous tribe on a ‘no-go’ island.
North Sentinel Island, situated in the Bay of Bengal within the Indian Ocean, is one of Earth’s most secluded and mysterious locations.
The Sentinelese inhabitants have lived on the island for over 60,000 years.
Untouched by modern society, they are fiercely protective of their land and traditions. Outsiders are met with hostility, with the Sentinelese defending their 23-square-mile island with lethal force.
Despite such clear risks, American missionary John Allen Chau, 26, decided to undertake the perilous journey in 2018.
Determined to share Christianity with the Sentinelese, Chau ignored warnings about the tribe’s hostility and hired local fishermen to transport him to the restricted island.
In a letter to his family, he acknowledged the possibility of losing his life, penning: “Do not be angry at [the tribe] or at God if [I get] killed.”
On November 15, 2018, Chau approached the island in a dinghy. Attempting to show goodwill, he’d brought along gifts such as fish.
However, the Sentinelese responded with arrows.
Chau recorded in his diary: “I hollered: ‘My name is John, I love you and Jesus loves you.'”
He also described panicking as the tribespeople prepared their bows, writing: “I picked up the fish and threw it towards them. They kept coming. I paddled like I never have in my life back to the boat.”
Undeterred by the danger, Chau made repeated attempts to engage with the Sentinelese.
Devastatingly, on November 17, he is said to have died on his third attempt.
The fishermen who assisted him claimed to have seen the tribe dragging his body along the beach and burying it.
Indian authorities later attempted to recover his remains, but their efforts were unsuccessful, reports Reuters.
Seven individuals, including the fishermen, were arrested in connection with the incident.
Chau, who was described as an avid traveler and outdoorsman, shared several Instagram posts in the weeks leading up to his tragic death.
One image showed him smiling in a selfie with a fisherman, captioned: “Kayaking the tropics in this endless summer.”
Later, this would be identified as Chau’s final photo.
Following his death, his family issued a statement reading: “We recently learned from an unconfirmed report that John Allen Chau was reported killed in India while reaching out to members of the Sentinelese Tribe in the Andaman Islands.
“He loved God, life, helping those in need, and had nothing but love for the Sentinelese people. We forgive those reportedly responsible for his death. We also ask for the release of those friends he had in the Andaman Islands.”
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