Missing British journalist Dom Phillips: Two bodies found in Brazilian Amazon; identifications pending

Two bodies have been found during the search for missing British journalist Dom Phillips and a former Indigenous official who have been missing in the remote Brazilian Amazon for more than a week. 

The BBC reported Monday that two bodies have been discovered, but official identification remains pending. The Guardian, where Phillips was a regular contributor, spoke with his brother-in-law, Paul Sherwood, who said the family had been contacted by the British embassy about the discoveries. 

“He said he wanted us to know that … they had found two bodies,” Sherwood said, referring to his conversation with the embassy. “He didn’t describe the location and just said it was in the rainforest, and he said they were tied to a tree, and they hadn’t been identified yet.”

“He said that when it was light, or when it was possible, they would do an identification,” Sherwood added.

MISSING BRITISH JOURNALIST DOM PHILLIPS: POSSIBLE HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IN BRAZIL AMAZON 

This comes after Brazilian federal police officers revealed Sunday night that items belonging to 57-year-old Phillips and 41-year-old former Indigenous official Bruno Pereira had been found that afternoon. 

The two men were last seen the morning of June 5 near the Javari Valley Indigenous territory, located in an area of the remote Brazilian Amazon bordering Peru and Colombia. They were returning alone by boat on the Itaquai to Atalaia do Norte but never arrived.

The items were found Sunday afternoon and were carried by federal police officers by boat to Atalaia do Norte, the closest city to the search. 

In a statement Sunday night, police said they had identified the items as the…