South Australia Police has renewed search operations for a missing four-year-old boy.
Gus Lamont disappeared from his family’s home in rural South Australia on 27 September.
More than 80 Australian Defence Force personnel have joined local authorities in a new two-day search across a broader area this week.
Medical experts have advised there is “little hope” of finding the child alive.
Gus Lamont
Gus Lamont was last seen on 27 September, playing outdoors on his family’s property approximately 235 kilometres north-east of Adelaide.
According to his grandmother, he was discovered missing around 5:30pm, after she went outside to call him in.
The four-year-old is described as white, with long curly blond hair.
His family described him as a “shy but adventurous” child who has never left the family property alone before.
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Gus’ family reported him missing on the night of 27 September.
Authorities have since conducted what they described as their “largest and most extensive” search operation, covering around 470km².
On the fourth day of the search, police said they believed he was no longer alive “due to the passage of time, his age, and the nature of the terrain he is missing in.”
This week, SA Police announced search efforts had been restarted with ADF personnel.
Commissioner Grant Stevens said the renewed search was not sparked by new investigative leads, but rather aimed at “exhausting every opportunity to recover Gus”.
While authorities have not ruled out any lines of enquiry, Stevens said there is currently “no evidence” to suggest foul play.
A task force has been established to continue search operations if he is not found at the end of the two-day effort.
