Human remains are those of British journalist Dom Phillips, say Brazilian police

Human remains are those of British journalist Dom Phillips, say Brazilian police
Police with recovered human remains in Brasilia, Brazil (Eraldo Peres/AP)

Human remains found deep in the Amazon have been identified as belonging to British journalist Dom Phillips, who went missing almost two weeks ago with a Brazilian indigenous expert, Brazilian police have said.

Additional remains found at the site near the city of Atalaia do Norte have not yet been identified but are expected to belong to indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, 41.

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