New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens held hostage by Papuan rebel fighters freed after 19 months | World News
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has finally been freed after being held hostage by Papuan rebel fighters for 19 months. The 34-year-old pilot was captured in August 2020 while flying a small plane in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea. Mehrtens was working for a local aviation company when his plane was forced to … Read more