Police say the pilot was killed when separatist rebels rounded up those on board the helicopter when it landed in an isolated area.
Separatist rebels in Indonesia's Papua region have killed a New Zealand helicopter pilot, according to regional police.
New Zealand's foreign ministry and its embassy in Jakarta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.of Papua have killed a New Zealand helicopter pilot, according to regional police. Police said the four Indonesian health workers and two children who were also on the aircraft were safe.Mr Mehrtens remains in captivity, but on Sunday a spokesman for the pro-independence movement which captured the pilot said it planned to release him.A spokesperson for a separatist group holding a New Zealand pilot hostage in Indonesia's Papua region say they plan to release him.
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