Search teams in Brazil found what appear to be human remains near the area where British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira were headed before they went missing. 9News
were headed before they went missing, police said on Friday.
Police said that they collected genetic material from both Pereira and Phillips for comparative analysis.Indigenous groups search for missing British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous affairs specialist Bruno Pereira on the Itaquaí River in Brazil's Javari Valley on Thursday. Phillips and Pereira were conducting research for a book project on conservation efforts in the region, which authorities have described as "complicated" and "dangerous."
On Thursday, federal police said that blood had been found in a boat owned by a suspect in the disappearance. The suspect, who was arrested after being found in possession of "a lot of drugs" and ammunition, was arrested Wednesday and remains in custody, authorities said.
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