What fascinates me is that in 2020, there is still a culture that is in total isolation of the modern world. He immediately got back in the boat and they left. That was the only documented time that an encounter with the tribe was somewhat friendly. One tribesman pulled a knife and threatened him. One man got out of the boat which started to drift away. They walked out and received some coconuts. ![]() The Sentinelese people walked out to boats who had been leaving gifts on the island. In 1991 there was one friendly meeting that lasted very quickly. The Sentinelese people have made it clear that they want total isolation from the outside world. They were forced to evacuate the mission because rocks, spears and arrows were being thrown at them. Rescue helicopters were sent to recover the bodies but couldn’t land because of the hostility of the tribe. The fishermen were brutally killed and their bodies were left on the beach. This was the case when two fishermen ran adrift on the island in 2006. As soon as they get within range, the people start using primitive weapons to defend their island. Many researchers have flown helicopters and planes over the island to try to capture images and data. ![]() The ship still sits where it sank 38 years ago. ![]() This window of bad weather allowed rescue helicopters to come and save the crew of the Primrose. All crew members’ lives not guaranteed.” They were being attacked but rough seas and strong winds prevented the tribes boats from getting too close and their arrows were blown off course preventing the killing of the entire crew. In 1981 a freight ship named the Primrose ran aground on coral next to the island and the crew feared for their lives. “Wild men, estimate more than 50, carrying various homemade weapons, are making two or three wooden boats,” the Primrose’s captain radioed to his headquarters in Hong Kong. People have drifted onto the island only to be found full of arrows with their throats cut. There are several horror stories dating as far back as the 1800’s and as recent as late November, 2018. North Sentinel Island is home to the most isolated and primitive people in the world who have violently rejected contact with the outside world for as long as we know of. This dangerous island is unlike any other island we know of.
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