Terry McCoy

It was intended to be a short trip, three days on the river. And they would go down. They were going to spend two nights at the end of the river and come home. And that was going to be it.

It was intended to be a short trip, three days on the river. And they would go down. They were going to spend two nights at the end of the river and come home. And that was going to be it.

The morning he left, he was talking to the manager, and he told the manager... We're heading east down the river.

The morning he left, he was talking to the manager, and he told the manager... We're heading east down the river.

And so he obviously was trying to confuse people on where he was going. And then they headed down the river to do their work, going the opposite direction of what he told the hotel manager.

And so he obviously was trying to confuse people on where he was going. And then they headed down the river to do their work, going the opposite direction of what he told the hotel manager.

When I saw that Dom had gone missing, I didn't know where he was, what was happening. I did know that region, though. I had reported before in the Javari Valley, and I knew how remote it was. I knew how distant it was. And I know that hours, if not days, can go by without having cell service. And so I thought, you know, I think this could still turn out okay.

When I saw that Dom had gone missing, I didn't know where he was, what was happening. I did know that region, though. I had reported before in the Javari Valley, and I knew how remote it was. I knew how distant it was. And I know that hours, if not days, can go by without having cell service. And so I thought, you know, I think this could still turn out okay.

I called a police source, and I asked him what he thought had happened. And he was like, ah, I think they'll show up in a day or two. You know, this happens. People go, you know, they got maybe a boat thing, a boat malfunction. So I was feeling, okay, I think this could still turn out okay.

I called a police source, and I asked him what he thought had happened. And he was like, ah, I think they'll show up in a day or two. You know, this happens. People go, you know, they got maybe a boat thing, a boat malfunction. So I was feeling, okay, I think this could still turn out okay.

I remember he told me, I don't have any hope anymore. They suffered an attack for sure. He knew it.

I remember he told me, I don't have any hope anymore. They suffered an attack for sure. He knew it.

There's something in Brazil called an indigenista. An indigenista is somebody who dedicates their lives to the indigenous cause. In Brazil, like so much of the Americas, there's a story ultimately of colonization and indigenous people losing out on their territories and rights. And Brazil, this is a very animating political issue. And Bruno, he decided to dedicate his life to this cause.

There's something in Brazil called an indigenista. An indigenista is somebody who dedicates their lives to the indigenous cause. In Brazil, like so much of the Americas, there's a story ultimately of colonization and indigenous people losing out on their territories and rights. And Brazil, this is a very animating political issue. And Bruno, he decided to dedicate his life to this cause.

These indigenous scout teams would go out for a week or two and take photographs, get geographical positions, video record, find out who's ravaging the territory, make a dossier, and give it back to Bruno.

These indigenous scout teams would go out for a week or two and take photographs, get geographical positions, video record, find out who's ravaging the territory, make a dossier, and give it back to Bruno.

So he got in touch with Bruno, and Bruno brought him out to say, like, come on out, I'll show you the work that we're doing.

So he got in touch with Bruno, and Bruno brought him out to say, like, come on out, I'll show you the work that we're doing.

Dom was an idealist, and he threw himself into that research and into that work in the hope that by educating people of what this region was, it could help to preserve it.

Dom was an idealist, and he threw himself into that research and into that work in the hope that by educating people of what this region was, it could help to preserve it.