The New Zealand family of a South African photojournalist missing in Libya is extremely worried about his safety.
Anton Hammerl was initially reported as having been captured by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, along with three others.
However, those journalists, two Americans and a Spaniard were released on Wednesday along with another British man, after several weeks in a Libyan prison.
They had disappeared on 4 April while covering the conflict.
A cousin of Mr Hammerl, Chris Cawthorne, of Auckland, says the family have no idea where he could be and had hoped he would be released with the others.
Mr Cawthorne says the family will continue to lobby the South African government to use political pressure to locate Mr Hammerl.
