The world's loneliest forest man (the pit man) dies

Weather of Arabia - After living in complete isolation in the Amazon rainforest for more than 25 years, the pit man passed away

The man was found dead on a hammock on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, according to what was announced by the "Funai" government organization specialized in tracking members of isolated tribes in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, and the police said that he died of natural causes, but his body will be subject to a forensic examination. The man is known as "Indio Tanaro" or "the pit man", and he was known to dig deep holes in which he was hiding and hunting animals, and he is believed to be the last survivor of his tribe.

The organizations tried to communicate with the man in advance to help him by giving him what he might need, but he refused any form of communication with the outside world

In the rare moments officials approached him, he fled to his thatched hut and refused to utter a word, once firing an arrow at a Funai official, perforating his lung. After the near-fatal accident, officials decided it would be best for him to live out his days alone. In the jungle, dig traps to hunt wild animals, hunt bamboo arrows, collect fruit and wild honey and plant small plots in the garden.

“No outsider knew this man’s name, or even much about his tribe, and with his death the genocide of his people was completed,” said Fiona Watson, Researcher and Director of Advocacy at Survival International. Cattle thirsting for land and wealth.