Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch who was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air, was handed over to the Cartenz Peace Taskforce, the joint security force set ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, according to a statement from Wellington’s foreign minister on ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia’s Papua, authorities said on Saturday.. Mehrtens was freed and ...

Sept. 21 (UPI) --New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by the separatist West Papua National Liberation Army after more than 19 months in captivity, Indonesian police announced Saturday.

Phillip Mehrtens, a 38-year-old working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air at the time of his abduction in Papua on Feb. 7, 2023, told reporters on Saturday, "Today I finally got out. … ...

The New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a ...

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By Manveena Suri and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, according to a ...

(CNN) — New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, according to a statement from Wellington’s foreign ...

By Manveena Suri and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, according to a ...