{"id":184493,"date":"2024-09-21T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/new-zealand-pilot-speaks-to-family-after-release-by-west-papua-rebels\/"},"modified":"2024-09-21T15:00:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T14:00:29","slug":"new-zealand-pilot-speaks-to-family-after-release-by-west-papua-rebels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/new-zealand-pilot-speaks-to-family-after-release-by-west-papua-rebels\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand pilot speaks to family after release by West Papua rebels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/49NKF5-jrwA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"New Zealand pilot speaks to family after release by West Papua rebels\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/49NKF5-jrwA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than one-and-a-half years in captivity in Indonesia\u2019s West Papua region. Mehrtens, a former Jetstar pilot, was taken hostage by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in February 2023.<br \/>\nA spokesperson for Indonesia&#8217;s military said Mehrtens was in good health and showed no signs of PTSD, though he had lost a lot of weight<br \/>\n Phillip Mehrtens, New Zealand pilot held captive in West Papua, freed after 19 months<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than one-and-a-half years in captivity in Indonesia\u2019s West Papua region. Mehrtens, a former Jetstar pilot, was taken hostage by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in February 2023. 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