Police end three‑day search for missing 4‑year‑old Gus at SA station

A renewed three-day search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont on a remote South Australian cattle station has concluded without finding any trace of the boy or new evidence. The search, which began on Monday, was the eleventh conducted by police at Oak Park Station near Yunta since Gus vanished from the homestead eight months ago.

Officers from Task Force Horizon, along with specialist personnel, targeted over 30 kilometers of waterways, creek beds, bores, and wells, hoping recent heavy rains and erosion might have exposed a clue. Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke, officer in charge of the Major Crime Investigation Branch, stated that the effort had not uncovered any further evidence to help locate Gus. He described the investigation as relentless and at times demoralizing, but affirmed police resolve to continue.

Gus was last seen by his grandmother playing outside the homestead on September 27, 2025. His disappearance was declared a major crime in February. The subsequent investigation has involved searches across nearly 500 square kilometers of harsh outback terrain, utilizing hundreds of police and volunteers, aerial support, and mounted units. The public has provided...