I Spent Seven Days On North Sentinel Island And I Lived To Tell The Tale.

North Sentinel Island is a small, forested outcrop in the Indian Ocean, home to a tribe that has killed every outsider who has set foot on its shores. In 2008, a former British Special Boat Service operator named Michael Huddersfield landed there at night, not as a missionary or a researcher, but as an employee of a shadowy organization called Fear Inc. His job was to survive for seven days, record footage of the natives, and collect a $100,000 completion fee. He did survive. But the mission changed when the organization dropped two young American tourists onto the same beach, turning him into a witness to their execution.

The Organization and the Operator

Fear Inc. is a private group that has operated since the 1950s. Its purpose is to provide "exceptional thrills" for its wealthy members. The mechanism is simple: unarmed employees are sent into the world’s most dangerous hotspots—war zones, hostile jungles, isolated islands—equipped only with a camera and minimal rations. Members watch the live feeds and place bets on whether the employee will survive. A successful seven-day mission earns the employee $100,000. The average life expectancy of a Fear Inc. employee is eighteen months. Huddersfield lasted eighteen years.