North Sentinel Island - An American adventurer who made a Kayyade on a remote island in India and was inhabited by a tribe known to strangers shooting a bow and arrow was killed, the police said Wednesday. Officials said they work with anthropologists to restore the body.
27-year-old John Allen Chau was declared the victim of Jeff King, president of the international Christian non-profit organization in Washington, Washington. Chau was not part of a charitable organization, but he said the missionary traveled in a group of other missionaries and adventurers.
"I understand that he was there to bring Christianity to this remote tribal group," King said. "If you are a believer, your belief is that unbelievers are lost and their only hope is Jesus."
Policeman Vijay Singh said the murder appeared to have occurred on Saturday on North Sentinel Island, part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Sentinela people are stubborn against outsiders and often attack anyone who comes closer, and island visits are severely curtailed by the government.
The king said Chau had probably read about the tribes and how they react to outsiders, but "the boys understand the risks and are willing to endanger their lives."
Dependera Pathak, Director General of the Police of the Indian Andaman and Nicobar Islands, said that seven fishermen were arrested for what they helped Americans get to North Sentinel Island.
Chow appears to have been killed by arrows, but the cause of death can not be confirmed until his body is restored, said Patak of The Associated Press.
Chau arrived in the area on October 16 and stayed at the hotel while preparing for the island. It was not the first time in the region, he visited the island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 2015 and 2016, Pathak said. The Northern Guard is located in the Andaman Islands, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
Chau organized his visit to the island through a friend who hired seven fishermen for $ 325 to bring him there by boat that was also pulled by his canoe, Patak said.
On November 15, the Americans landed in their canoe and sent the boat with the fishermen to the sea to avoid detection, Patak said. He interacted with some tribes and offered gifts like football and fish. But the tribes became angry and shot him with an arrow on the book he wore, Patak said.
After his kayak was damaged, Chau returned to the fishing boat, which was waiting at a prepared place. He spent the night writing about her experiences in the pages of which he gave the fishermen, Pathak said. On November 16, he met again with the tribes.
What happened then is unknown. But the next morning the waiting fishermen watched from afar as the tribes dragged the body of Chau. They went to Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where they told the news to a friend Chau, which in turn informed his family, Pathak said.
The police accused seven fishermen of endangering an American's life and took him to the restricted area.
Chau lived in Oklahoma, where he attended Oral Roberts University, and southwest Washington, where he attended a Christian high school in Vancouver. Telephone messages left with some of his relatives were not returned immediately on Wednesday.
Chaus friend Casey Prince, 39, of Cape Town, South Africa, said he met an adventurer six years ago when Chau was manager of the University of Oklahoma football team in Oral. Chow and other members of the team traveled to South Africa to volunteer to participate in a program to develop football and promote social leadership. Prince founded the Ubuntu Football Academy.
Since then, Chau has visited the prince and his family, tutors and boy educators four times. Most recently, he was there from mid-September to mid-October, the prince said.
The prince called him the same light, kind, kind, joyful and driven by two passions: love of nature and passionate Christianity.
"He was a researcher at heart," the prince said. "He loved the Creation and lived, I believe, probably, found and contacted God and deeply."
Prince refused to discuss what Chow said about his plans to travel to India, or islands, and instead spoke that he wanted to focus on the Chow's comments. But he said Chow, who earlier said that he was bitten by a rattlesnake, took the fear came from his adventures.
"If he risked, he knew it very well," said the prince.
Kathleen Hosie, the US consulate spokeswoman in Chennai, the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India, said that they were aware of reports about the Americans on the islands, but they could not comment further for reasons of confidentiality.
Survival International, a global non-profit propaganda organization for tribes, described sentinelese as a "contactless" community of 50 to 200 people who "resolutely reject all contact with outsiders.
"This tragedy should never have been allowed. The Indian authorities should protect Sentineles and their islands for the safety of both the tribe and the outsiders, "said Surhen, International Director of Survival International.
"The Sentineles have consistently shown that they want to be left alone and their wishes should be respected," said Corrie, adding that they may also be exposed to deadly diseases that are not protected.
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27-year-old John Allen Chau was declared the victim of Jeff King, president of the international Christian non-profit organization in Washington, Washington. Chau was not part of a charitable organization, but he said the missionary traveled in a group of other missionaries and adventurers.
"I understand that he was there to bring Christianity to this remote tribal group," King said. "If you are a believer, your belief is that unbelievers are lost and their only hope is Jesus."
Policeman Vijay Singh said the murder appeared to have occurred on Saturday on North Sentinel Island, part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Sentinela people are stubborn against outsiders and often attack anyone who comes closer, and island visits are severely curtailed by the government.
The king said Chau had probably read about the tribes and how they react to outsiders, but "the boys understand the risks and are willing to endanger their lives."
Dependera Pathak, Director General of the Police of the Indian Andaman and Nicobar Islands, said that seven fishermen were arrested for what they helped Americans get to North Sentinel Island.
Chow appears to have been killed by arrows, but the cause of death can not be confirmed until his body is restored, said Patak of The Associated Press.
Chau arrived in the area on October 16 and stayed at the hotel while preparing for the island. It was not the first time in the region, he visited the island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 2015 and 2016, Pathak said. The Northern Guard is located in the Andaman Islands, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
Chau organized his visit to the island through a friend who hired seven fishermen for $ 325 to bring him there by boat that was also pulled by his canoe, Patak said.
On November 15, the Americans landed in their canoe and sent the boat with the fishermen to the sea to avoid detection, Patak said. He interacted with some tribes and offered gifts like football and fish. But the tribes became angry and shot him with an arrow on the book he wore, Patak said.
After his kayak was damaged, Chau returned to the fishing boat, which was waiting at a prepared place. He spent the night writing about her experiences in the pages of which he gave the fishermen, Pathak said. On November 16, he met again with the tribes.
What happened then is unknown. But the next morning the waiting fishermen watched from afar as the tribes dragged the body of Chau. They went to Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where they told the news to a friend Chau, which in turn informed his family, Pathak said.
The police accused seven fishermen of endangering an American's life and took him to the restricted area.
Chau lived in Oklahoma, where he attended Oral Roberts University, and southwest Washington, where he attended a Christian high school in Vancouver. Telephone messages left with some of his relatives were not returned immediately on Wednesday.
Chaus friend Casey Prince, 39, of Cape Town, South Africa, said he met an adventurer six years ago when Chau was manager of the University of Oklahoma football team in Oral. Chow and other members of the team traveled to South Africa to volunteer to participate in a program to develop football and promote social leadership. Prince founded the Ubuntu Football Academy.
Since then, Chau has visited the prince and his family, tutors and boy educators four times. Most recently, he was there from mid-September to mid-October, the prince said.
The prince called him the same light, kind, kind, joyful and driven by two passions: love of nature and passionate Christianity.
"He was a researcher at heart," the prince said. "He loved the Creation and lived, I believe, probably, found and contacted God and deeply."
Prince refused to discuss what Chow said about his plans to travel to India, or islands, and instead spoke that he wanted to focus on the Chow's comments. But he said Chow, who earlier said that he was bitten by a rattlesnake, took the fear came from his adventures.
"If he risked, he knew it very well," said the prince.
Kathleen Hosie, the US consulate spokeswoman in Chennai, the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India, said that they were aware of reports about the Americans on the islands, but they could not comment further for reasons of confidentiality.
Survival International, a global non-profit propaganda organization for tribes, described sentinelese as a "contactless" community of 50 to 200 people who "resolutely reject all contact with outsiders.
"This tragedy should never have been allowed. The Indian authorities should protect Sentineles and their islands for the safety of both the tribe and the outsiders, "said Surhen, International Director of Survival International.
"The Sentineles have consistently shown that they want to be left alone and their wishes should be respected," said Corrie, adding that they may also be exposed to deadly diseases that are not protected.
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