Boat found near bank of Itaquaí River in Brazilian state of Amazonas to be sent for forensic examination, police say

The boat used by British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous advocate Bruno Pereira when they were killed in the Amazon jungle has been recovered by police.

Operatives with the fire service and the navy “found the boat used by the victims at around 20h20 on 19 June”, federal police in the state of Amazonas said in a statement. “The boat will be submitted to the necessary forensic examinations so as to contribute to a complete clarification of all the facts.”

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