(UPDATE) WELLINGTON — The family of a kidnapped New Zealand pilot on Sunday thanked the Indonesian rebels for taking care of him during more than a year and a half in captivity.
WELLINGTON — The family of a kidnapped New Zealand pilot on Sunday thanked the Indonesian rebels for taking care of him during more than a year and a half in captivity.Phillip Mehrtens, 38, was working for Indonesian airline Susi Air when he was seized by insurgents from the West Papua National Liberation Army insurgent group at Papua's Nduga airport on February 7 last year.
They also expressed thanks to Ekianus Kogoya, a military commander in the Papua rebel group, and his fighters for 'keeping Phil as safe and healthy as their means allowed, and for allowing Phil to get several messages out during this period to let us know that he was alive and okay.''Those messages filled our souls and gave us hope, and that we would eventually see Phil again,' the family said.
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