Michael Rockefeller
Hailing from the famed Rockefeller family, Michael Rockefeller was the son of former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. Rather than becoming a socialite, the 23-year-old Rockefeller set off to photograph and collect the art of New Guinea’s Asmat tribe.
On November 19, 1961, Rockefeller and anthropologist Rene Wassing were traveling in a dugout canoe that overturned. Their two guides swam off to seek help but didn’t immediately return. "I think I can make it," Rockefeller told Wassing before attempting to swim several miles to shore. While it was rumored Rockefeller was eaten by Asmat cannibals, the more likely explanation was that he drowned.
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