![]() ![]() ![]() Last week a US missionary was killed by Sentinelese tribespeople after several uninvited trips to the island as part of a mission to convert the clan to Christianity. It is believed the tools were forged from metal scavenged from The Primrose, which remains in its resting place atop a coral reef near the island. The Indian government was forced to deny reports in the Hong Kong media which referred to the Sentinelese as “cannibals” while Hong Kong officials cracked jokes about Captain Liu having “gone bananas”.Īfter several failed rescue attempts, The Primrose crew were eventually winched to safety by helicopter under the watchful eyes of the Sentinelese.įootage of the tribespeople taken during “friendly” contact with a group of visiting Indian anthropologists in 1991 shows some members carrying metal tools for the first time. “Those natives are not used to outsiders, they are not used to civilised people,” search coordinator Colonel Pritvi Nath told UPI. Picture: InstagramĪs high sea and gale force winds forced Indian rescue crews to repeatedly put off their mission, the bizarre stand off between the mostly Hong Kong-Chinese crew and a spear- throwing Stone Age tribe made world headlines. ![]() Slain missionary John Chau with his mother Linda, who has refused to give up hope her son is still alive. ![]()
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