'I finally got out': Freed Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens shares relief
WEB6 days ago · Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he was abducted by rebels from a remote airport on February 7, 2023. "Today I finally got out. I am so happy to be back home with my family soon," Mehrtens told reporters in a news conference in the mining town of Timika.
Pilot Freed After 19 Months in Rebel Captivity in Indonesia’s Papua ...
WEB4 days ago · A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed Saturday by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch ...
New Zealand pilot freed after being held captive by Papuan rebels …
WEB6 days ago · Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than one-and-a-half years in the captivity of Papuan armed separatists. The separatist group had previously threatened to shoot the New Zealand pilot if ...
Hostage Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens in new Papua release video …
WEB3 days ago · Footage has emerged of the moments New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens was released after 19 months in captivity. The West Papua National Liberation Army seized Mehrtens in February 2023 after he ...
NZ pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in West Papua
WEB6 days ago · New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from more than 1 1/2 years in captivity in West Papua, Indonesia, local police announced on Saturday. "Through the long process of negotiation, with patience not to do it repressively, our priority has been the safety of the pilot through this long process," Indonesian President Joko Widodo said in televised remarks, Reuters reported.
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels after …
WEB6 days ago · New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by rebels in Indonesia’s troubled eastern region of Papua 19 months after he was kidnapped. ... Indonesian police said they would hold a news ...
Watch: Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens released by captors in ... - RNZ
WEB4 days ago · Rev Yoman said it was time to wake up to the issue of West Papua. This handout taken and released on September 21, 2024 by the Cartenz Peace Task Force shows New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens (L), who was snatched by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua in February last year, following …
'Extremely grateful and relieved': Family of Phillip Mehrtens
WEB5 days ago · The family of freed New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens say they are "extremely grateful and relieved" he has been released and will soon be reunited with them. Local police announced on Saturday the New Zealand pilot had been freed after more than one and a half years in captivity in West Papua, Indonesia. The armed faction of …
New Zealand pilot freed from captivity in Indonesia's Papua
WEB6 days ago · 21 Sep 2024 01:26PM. JAKARTA: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua and was in good health despite the 19-month-long ...
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed after more than 18 …
WEB6 days ago · 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 Saturday. ... For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com. View comments . Recommended Stories. Yahoo Sports. Yahoo Top …
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