Remains of British Journalist Dom Phillips Found in Brazil, Minister Confirms

A federal police officer escorts a suspect toward a river in the area where Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and freelance British journalist Dom Phillips disappeared, in Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas state, Brazil, on June 15, 2022. Edmar Barros/AP Photo

Human remains found buried in the Amazon rainforest have been confirmed as belonging to missing British journalist and environmentalist Dom Phillips.

The identification was made on Friday, two days after a suspect confessed to killing Phillips and a traveling companion, Bruno Pereira.