It was Louisa's 17th field mission as a Red Cross nurse and she has now been held longer than anyone in the aid organisation's 156-year history. She was no stranger to high-risk situations, having survived an attack on the ICRC hospital in Chechnya in 1996 when gunmen killed six Red Cross delegates. The Australian newspaper also ran the story on 8 February this year, about "the fates of New Zealand, British and Italian hostages" referring to a "female Red Cross nurse from New Zealand". As for the Red Cross staff taken in 2013, all except Louisa, whose identity had not been officially released, were freed. As for the Red Cross staff taken in 2013, all except Louisa, whose identity had not been officially released, were freed.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 14, 2019 21:45 UTC