An Adventurer Lost, Allegedly Eaten by Cannibals

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AN adventurer who landed with his girlfriend on a remote Pacific island was last night feared to have been eaten by cannibals. Remains believed to belong to German Stefan Ramin (40) were found on a campfire.

According to DailyMail, Monday (17/10), Stefan and girlfriend, Heike Dorsch (37) who have been on a sailing expedition since 2008, stopped off at the island on September 16. He is believed to have gone off with a local guide on a goat hunt, a tradition on the island. 

The guide, named locally as Henri Haiti, later returned alone to tell Heike: "There has been an accident. He needs help."

But he is then alleged to have chained her to a tree before attacking her.

Paradise ... Stefan Ramin and Heike Dorsch relax in rock waterfall.

Hours later Heike managed to free herself and raise the alarm. A team of 22 police officers launched a search of the island, which has a population of just 2,789.

They uncovered what are believed to be the strapping German's remains.

Henri Haiti.

Henri Haiti is still missing and the army have been drafted in to help track him down. French chief investigator José Thorel, based on Tahiti, said that DNA tests would take weeks to confirm if the remains belonged to missing Stefan.

A local website reported: "Stefan Ramin had met Henri Haiti and did not have any reason to be wary. His partner says she was threatened with a weapon by Haiti on his return before binding her to a tree.

"She told investigators that Haiti was trying to lure her into a trap, that it was 'absolutely necessary' she follow him into the forest to help her companion, wounded a few kilometres away."

Heike and Stefan, a former business adviser from the town of Haselau in northern Germany, kept an online blog so pals and family could follow their adventures.

Stefan and Heike on yacht, before lost in forrest.

Warring villagers used to sacrifice prisoners on stone platforms on the island.

American writer Herman Melville — who wrote Moby-Dick — visited the island in 1842 but left in a hurry when he began to suspect the locals were fattening him up for a feast.

A German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said: "The foreign ministry and the federal police are aware of the case and in contact with local authorities."

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