Three months after he was captured, Mehrtens has appeared in a new video with two of his captors. 9News
has asked government officials to stop dropping bombs in the area because it's "dangerous" to his safety.Three months after he was captured, Mehrtens has appeared in a video with two of his captors.In a brief statement allegedly filmed on Monday, he said, "As you can see, I am alive", following rumours last week he had been killed.
TPNPB spokesperson Sebby Sambon said Indonesian military helicopters had been conducting air strikes in the area.reported Indonesian officials had confirmedRebels later claimed nine soldiers were shot dead in the clash, while the Associated Press cited military sources that put the death toll at six.
Unconfirmed media reports from Indonesia suggest Mehrtens was meant to fly 15 construction workers out of the area when he was captured. Mehrtens was flying for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he was kidnapped, a company he first worked with after finishing flight school, before he returned to New Zealand in 2016.has chosen not to release, Mehrtens said that he had been "really worried" about his family and asked his employer to arrange for any salaries owed to him to be directly paid to his wife, so she can pay for food and bills."I love you and miss you both very much. I think about you every day.
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