UK journalist's widow thanks Brazil's indigenous peoples at funeral
Alessandra Sampaio, right, is comforted during the funeral of her husband British journalist Dom Phillips (Silvia Izquierdo/AP)
SUN, 26 JUN, 2022 - 18:55
FABIANO MAISONNAVE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friends and family have paid their final respects to British journalist Dom Phillips who was killed in the Amazon while researching a book about how to save the worlds largest rainforest.
Speaking at a cemetery on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, his widow, Alessandra Sampaio, said: First of all, I would like to express my eternal gratitude to the indigenous peoples, who are with us as loyal guardians of life, justice, and our forests.
Today, Dom will be cremated in Brazil, the country he loved, his chosen home. Today is a day of mourning.
Mr Phillips, 57, and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, 41, were killed on June 5 on their boat on the Itaquai river, near the entrance of the Javari Valley Indigenous Territory, which borders Peru and Colombia.
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