Tourist feared eaten by cannibals
AsiaOne | Tue, Oct 18 2011
Remains belonging to a German explorer is believed to be found near a campfire on an island in the Pacifics.
Stefan Ramin, 40, is feared to have been eaten by natives - despite claims that they had stopped being cannibals decades ago.
While authorities have yet to confirm his identity, dental files show a positive match for the teeth found in the ash, reported The Sun.
Further DNA testings will be carried on the bones, a jaw, teeth and some melted metal - believed to be tooth fillings.
It is thought that he could have been cut into pieces before being roasted by a local tribe.
Ramin, a former business consultant, was travelling with his girlfriend Heike Dorsch, 37. The couple, who have been on a sailing expedition since 2008, landed on the island of Nuku Hiva, Northeast of Tahiti, on Sept 16.
He is believed to have gone off with a local guide on a goat hunt, a local tradition on the island.
The guide, Henri Haiti, later returned alone to Heike saying that there had been an accident and Ramin needs help.
But according to Heike, it was all a ploy to lure her into the jungle where Haiti allegedly chained her to a tree and attacked her.
Heike managed to free herself hours later to get help. She never saw her boyfriend.
Police launched an islandwide search for both Heike and Haiti, who remains missing.
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AsiaOne | Tue, Oct 18 2011
Remains belonging to a German explorer is believed to be found near a campfire on an island in the Pacifics.
Stefan Ramin, 40, is feared to have been eaten by natives - despite claims that they had stopped being cannibals decades ago.
While authorities have yet to confirm his identity, dental files show a positive match for the teeth found in the ash, reported The Sun.
Further DNA testings will be carried on the bones, a jaw, teeth and some melted metal - believed to be tooth fillings.
It is thought that he could have been cut into pieces before being roasted by a local tribe.
Ramin, a former business consultant, was travelling with his girlfriend Heike Dorsch, 37. The couple, who have been on a sailing expedition since 2008, landed on the island of Nuku Hiva, Northeast of Tahiti, on Sept 16.
He is believed to have gone off with a local guide on a goat hunt, a local tradition on the island.
The guide, Henri Haiti, later returned alone to Heike saying that there had been an accident and Ramin needs help.
But according to Heike, it was all a ploy to lure her into the jungle where Haiti allegedly chained her to a tree and attacked her.
Heike managed to free herself hours later to get help. She never saw her boyfriend.
Police launched an islandwide search for both Heike and Haiti, who remains missing.
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