Guardian News | New Zealand pilot speaks to family after release by West Papua rebels @guardiannews | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than one-and-a-half years in captivity in Indonesia’s West Papua region.
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Mehrtens, a former Jetstar pilot, was taken hostage by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in February 2023. A spokesperson for Indonesia's military said Mehrtens was in good health and showed no signs of PTSD, though he had lost a lot of weight

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