US EditionAmerican Detained for Unauthorized Entry to Restricted North Sentinel Island
- Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, was arrested after attempting to enter North Sentinel Island, which is off-limits since 1996 due to its indigenous tribe's violent rejection of outsiders.
- He left a can of Diet Coke and a coconut as offerings to the tribe during his visit.
- Caroline Pearce, Director of Survival International, described Polyakov's actions as 'deeply disturbing' and emphasized the risk he posed to the tribe.
- Survival International highlighted that influences like Polyakov represent a new threat to isolated tribes and called such attempts 'a major human rights abuse.
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American YouTuber Arrested After Sneaking Onto Remote Island And Leaving Diet Coke For Uncontacted Tribe
24-year-old YouTuber Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov was arrested after making contact with one of the world's last uncontacted tribes, making the perilous and ill-advised journey to North Sentinel Island and leaving a coconut and a can of Diet Coke on the beach as a gift to the Sentinelese.Polyakov, 24, arrived at the northeastern shore of North Sentinel Island at 10 a.m. on March 29, according to police reports. He used binoculars to survey the …
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Influencer’s attempt to give isolated tribe Diet Coke condemned
The influencer allegedly left a can of Diet Coke and a coconut on the shore before he was arrested.
YouTuber Arrested After Trying to Make Contact With Isolated Tribe, Leaving Behind Diet Coke Can
YouTuber Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov was arrested after going to the restricted North Sentinel Island where he tried to make contact with the isolated Sentinelese tribe, leaving them a can of Coke.
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