According to official sources, the last known survivor of the Amazon tribe known as the "Cave People" died in Brazil after he refused access to the outside world for nearly 30 years.
Screenshot of the report
Brazil's National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) announced the death of the tribal member on Saturday local time.
In a press release, the agency said: "(FUNAI) is extremely sorry to learn of the death of indigenous people known as 'Tanaru Indians' or 'Hole Indians', who were voluntarily isolated from the outside world." "The indigenous man is already the only survivor in his area." ”
The hut where the body was found
Funai said that on Tuesday, officials in charge of monitoring the remote indigenous territories in the western Amazon of Brazil found the man's body in a hammock in a hut.
There was no sign of violence or struggle at the scene, and it appeared that the "man in the cave" had died of natural causes. He is thought to be about 60 years old.
The native got his name from his habit of digging deep holes to trap animals or hide from outsiders
On the other hand, according to FUNAI, other members of the tribe have been slaughtered in a series of attacks allegedly committed by ranchers who wanted to seize land, the last 6 members of the tribe were exterminated in 1995, according to FUNAI.
Later, the only person who survived the Holocaust refused all attempts to contact him, which led to little knowledge of this indigenous community.
The man last appeared in the video in 2018
The "Man in the Cave" was last filmed by a government film crew in 2018, when he was seen cutting down a tree with a sharp tool that resembled an axe. Since then, the people in charge of the monitoring have not met him again.
Evidence at the scene of the body showed that the lonely aboriginal survived by growing corn and papaya.