at, with bows and arrows by this group described online as the most dangerous tribe in the world. he escaped the first time, swam back to the fishermen. but he apparently returned the next day and the fishermen saw the tribesmen dragging his body along the beach. officials from india check on the locals from time to time, usually with a military helicopter. that happened, you see here, after the indian ocean tsunami in '04. even then, members of the tribe reportedly fired arrows at the helicopter when they thought it got too close to them. tonight the state department has not officially confirmed the death of john chow. he's been reported as being either 26 or 27. they're simply saying they're aware of the reports and working with local authorities to get to the bottom of it. interesting, these local people are protected under indian law. and basically, any contact with them is considered illegal because of the risk of disease. getting justice for this american's death could get complicated from a diplomatic standpoint.