The last remaining member of an uncontacted tribe in Brazil has died.
The last member of an uncontacted Amazon tribe has died
The man had spent the past 26 years living in total isolation and became known as the 'Man of The Hole' for his habit of digging deep holes to trap animals or hide in.
His body was found on 23 August in a hammock outside his straw hut and there had been no signs of violence. The man is believed to have died from natural causes at an estimated age of 60.
The man was the last of an indigenous group living in the Tanaru indigenous area in the state of Rondonia, on the border of Bolivia.
The majority of his tribe are believed to have been killed in the early 1970s by ranchers wanting to expand their land and he had been the lone survivor since 1996.
Indigenous expert Marcelo dos Santos told local media that the man had placed feathers on himself in the knowledge that he was about to die.
Dos Santos said: "He was waiting for death, there were no signs of violence."