John Allen Chau Killed In India, North Sentinel Island. Read His Letter

An American missionary who was shot dead with arrows by a tribe he wanted to convert on a remote Indian island wrote a letter to his parents asking them not to be 'mad at them or at God' if he was killed.

John Allen Chau, 26, was shot dead with arrows by tribesman when he arrived at North Sentinel Island one of the world's most isolated regions in India's Andaman islands that is off-limits to visitors.

He had paid local fishermen to take him there before venturing alone in a kayak to the shore on November 15.

Chau was shot by the Sentinelese tribe after arriving on the island, according to a fisherman who helped him get there.

Chau was able to safely return to the boat but made his way back to the island the following day, which is when the fishermen said they later saw the tribe dragging his body away.

He went ashore in his kayak on November 15 and sent the boat with the fishermen out to sea to avoid detection.

Chau interacted with some of the tribespeople, offering gifts such as a football and fish but they became angry and shot an arrow at him, hitting a book he was carrying.
After his kayak was damaged, Chau swam back to the fishermen's boat, which was waiting at a prearranged location.

He spent the night writing about his experiences on journal pages that he then gave the fishermen.
He set out again to meet the tribespeople on November 16 and never returned.
Pathak said the following day the fishermen watched from a distance as the tribesmen dragged Chau's body away.

Chau's journal entries dated between November 14 to 16 have shed some light on what occurred when he first arrived at the island, including how he initially panicked when he saw the tribe's bows.

He detailed how he tried to offer fish to the tribesmen before 'two armed Sentinelese came rushing out yelling'.

He said he came face to face with the islanders and at one point was 'just inches' away.
Chau took a boat ride with the fishermen before venturing alone in a canoe to North Sentinel Island (pictured, a file photo shows tribesmen on the island)

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