An American Christian who travelled to a remote Indian island to teach a tribe about his religion was shot dead with arrows.
Missionary, John Allen Chau, 26, wrote a letter to his family in his journal hours before his death which read: "Please do not be angry at them or at God if I get killed."
Mr Chau, from Vancouver, paid local fishermen to take him to one of the world's most isolated regions in India's Andaman islands where he planned to convert a tribe.
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The Mail Online reported that the fishermen took him so far before he ventured alone in a kayak to the shore on November 15. He was shot by the Sentinelese tribe but managed to get back to the boat.
It is reported that he made his way back to the island the next day and fishermen said they later saw members of the tribe dragging his body away.
It was later revealed that Mr Chau wrote about his last days in his journal which his mum shared with different news outlets following her son's death.
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Fox News reported that part of the message read: "You guys might think I'm crazy in all this but I think it's worthwhile to declare Jesus to these people.
"Please do not be angry at them or at God if I get killed.
"Rather please live your lives in obedience to whatever he has called you to and I'll see you again when you pass through the veil. This is not a pointless thing - the eternal lives of this tribe is at hand and I can't wait to see them around the throne of God worshipping in their own language as Revelations 7:9-10 states.
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"I love you all and I pray none of you love anything in this world more than Jesus Christ."
On November 16 it is claimed that he wrote: "God, I don't want to die".
Dependera Pathak, director-general of police on India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands, said the missionary planned his visit to the island through a friend who hired seven fishermen for $325 to take him there on a boat, which also towed his kayak.
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When he approached the island it is believed he interacted with the tribe, offering gifts such as a football and fish but they became angry and shot an arrow at him.
According to the MailOnline, Mr Chau's kayak was damaged and he swam back to the fishermen's boat that initially dropped him off.
That is where it is claimed he scribbled his last journal entries before setting out again to meet the tribespeople.
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