Authorities in India arrested a 24-year-old American tourist, Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, after he illegally entered North Sentinel Island—a restricted area home to the isolated Sentinelese tribe. Indian police say he made the journey in a modified inflatable boat, leaving behind offerings of a coconut and a can of cola in an attempt to make contact.
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American arrested after illegal trip to protected North Sentinelese Island

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American arrested in India after repeated efforts to contact the Sentinelese tribe on protected North Sentinel Island despite strict laws.

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