Two bodies have been found in the Amazon Rainforest amid a search for missing former Bristol resident Dom Phillips and travelling companion Bruno Pereira, the journalist's wife has confirmed. The discovery comes after traces of blood were discovered on a boat of a suspect last week.
Alessandra Sampaio, Mr Phillips' wife, informed Brazilian journalist André Trigueiro of the news, which he then confirmed on social media this afternoon (June 13). He wrote on Twitter: "Alessandra, wife of Dom Phillips, has just informed me that the bodies of her husband and indigenist Bruno Pereira have been found.
"Alessandra made contact again saying that she had just received a call from the PF informing that the bodies need to be examined. The British Embassy had already communicated to Bishop Phillips' brothers that they were the bodies of the journalist and the indigenist. Now everyone is waiting for the expertise."
