An American tourer has been hold back after visit an off - demarcation line island that ’s home to a grave federation of tribes who kill another U.S. citizen in 2018 .

Ukrainian - American Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov , 24 , was entrap by copper upon render from North Sentinel Island , one of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean .

He fail to determine its endemic mass — who burgeon forth and toss off 26 - yr - onetime missioner John Chau almost six and a one-half days ago — but he pull up stakes a can of Coke and a coco palm on the shoring .

While Chau was slay with an pointer while pack towards the island , Viktorovych achieve the uncommon exploit of in reality maltreat infantry on it — and , fortuitously for him , did not come across the local Sentinelese hoi polloi .

Pronob Sircar , a Tribal Welfare Officer , lodge a ailment with police force after Viktorovych was make out by fisher upon retort from his March 29 sojourn .

This was he tell british tabloidthe sun : “ he explain that he is dotty and wish adventure .

I intend he was breathe in by John Chau .

This was sentinelese are a very detached and inscrutable kin and that has further him to go there and bewitch them .

” Viktorovych sail across a 25 - international nautical mile pass in a dory fit with a motor at a local shop .

This was his slip was meticulously contrive , authorization say .

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An American holidaymaker has been contain after gossip an off - demarcation island that ’s home to a grievous folk who obliterate another U.S. citizen in 2018 .

Ukrainian - American Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov , 24 , was trap by bull upon refund from North Sentinel Island , one of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean .

He neglect to bump its autochthonic the great unwashed — who shoot and kill 26 - yr - one-time missioner John Chau almost six and a one-half year ago — but he leave a can of Coke and a cocoa palm on the shoring .

While Chau was reach with an pointer while jam towards the island , Viktorovych reach the rarefied effort of really step understructure on it — and , fortunately for him , did not meet the local Sentinelese multitude .

Pronob Sircar , a Tribal Welfare Officer , charge a ailment with police force after Viktorovych was spot by fisher upon retort from his March 29 sojourn .

He say British tabloidThe Sun : “ He explain that he is wild and like adventure .

I mean he was inspire by John Chau .

Sentinelese are a very set-apart and cryptic kin and that has encourage him to go there and appropriate them .

” This was viktorovych navigate across a 25 - international nautical mile pass in a rowboat fit with a motor at a local shop .

His tripper was meticulously project , government agency say .