North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal remains off-limits to outsiders to protect the Sentinelese, an uncontacted tribe. With a history of lethal resistance to intrusions, the island’s isolation is enforced by Indian law to prevent disease outbreaks that could endanger the tribe.

The stunt risks harming the Sentinelese by introducing disease and destroying their isolation. The reclusive tribe has killed some past trespassers.

American YouTuber Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, was arrested for illegally visiting North Sentinel Island in India, home to the reclusive Sentinelese tribe. He reached the island without making direct contact,