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- Indian authorities said they have generally located the area on a remote Indian island where an isolated tribe was seen burying a 26-year-old American.
- John Allen Chau was allegedly killed with arrows earlier this month after venturing onto the island, where he sought to bring Christianity to the tribespeople.
- It’s unclear whether Chau’s body can be recovered, but authorities will be learning “the nuances of the group’s conduct and behavior, particularly in this kind of violent behavior” before they attempt it.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police said they have mapped the area of a remote Indian island where tribespeople were seen burying the body of an American adventurer and Christian missionary after allegedly killing him with arrows this month.
But before they can even attempt to recover the body of 26-year-old John Allen Chau, authorities have to learn from experts “the nuances of the group’s conduct and behavior, particularly in this kind of violent behavior,” said Dependra Pathak, the director-general of police of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where North Sentinel Island is located.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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