Mehrtens, from Christchurch, was captured early Tuesday by independence fighters from the West Papua Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Free Papua Organization, who stormed his single-engine plane shortly after it landed at Paro’s small airport.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/02/08/indonesian-security-forces-search-for-nz-pilot-taken-hostage/

Mr Mehrtens, 37, was taken after his plane carrying five passengers was attacked after it landed in the remote mountainous province of Nduga.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64562315?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Philip Mark Mehrtens was abducted by separatist fighters and his commercial plane set it alight after it landed in a remote airport on the Indonesian province.

Source: https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Australia/1zpkbgtfze/NZ-pilot-taken-hostage-in-Papua-flew-dangerous.htm

The man said to be Mehrtens was shown surrounded by fighters in a rural location.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/15/west-papua-rebels-release-photos-of-captured-new-zealand-pilot

The signals kept coming, even after Mehrtens was taken hostage.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/could-the-papua-hostage-situation-have-been-prevented/