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…