Philip Mark Mehrtens, 38, has been living in a remote jungle in Indonesia since his plane was taken over by rebels after landing in the mountainous province of Nduga last year, ...

Philip Mark Mehrtens, a 37-year-old pilot from New Zealand, was captured by West Papua Liberation Army (TPNPB) fighters in February and has been their captive for ten months.

Philip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old former Jetstar pilot, appears gaunt, pale and sports a scraggly beard while wearing the same grey top worn in previous videos.

Philip Mark Mehrtens was picked up a helicopter in Yuguru Village, Maibarok, Nduga, on Saturday morning without any fire exchange between authorities and the Papuan liberation group. NZ HERALD | ABC | ...

As the hostage-taking of New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens enters its sixth consecutive month, his whereabouts in eastern Indonesia remain unknown. By Aprila Wayar. August 21, 2023.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens was released by the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization or TPNPB-OPM after being held captive for 20 months in Papua.

Philip Mark Mehrtens, the pilot from Christchurch who was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air, was handed over early Saturday to the Cartenz Peace Taskforce, the joint security force ...

The Indonesian government has officially handed over New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens to New Zealand authorities at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta following his release from ...

A New Zealand pilot, kidnapped in Indonesia’s Papua region over a year ago, has been released. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, 38, who worked for Susi Air, was abducted from a remote airport in February ...

Fears are growing for the safety of New Zealander Phillip Mehrtens, a former Jetstar pilot who has been held hostage in Indonesia’s Papua for over a year, after the savage recent murder of ...

Philip Mark Mehrtens, the pilot from Christchurch who was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air, was handed over early Saturday to the Cartenz Peace Taskforce, ...