(CNN) — 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, police said Friday. Police said that they collected genetic material from both Pereira and Phillips for comparative analysis. The pair were first reported missing Sunday in the Javari Valley and had allegedly received death threats just days prior. On Thursday, federal police said that blood had been found in a boat owned by a suspect in the disappearance. The Federal Police’s Crisis Committee said it has been conducting “river search and aerial reconnaissance” over the last 24 hours in Rio Itaquaí.

Source: CNN June 11, 2022 17:18 UTC