Australia AUSTRALIA - 4YO AUGUST (GUS) Missing from rural family home in Outback, Yunta, South Australia, 27th Sept 2025

[Puzzles]

Although it appears the road closure to Oak Parks is due to the floods, it's possible the reason is to conceal any police/coroner activity from prying eyes.

 

[RobinCAL]

DBM

 

[FromGermany1]

In the case of a concealed but accidental death, what better place to hide a body than in a prior grave?

Little William from NSW could have been buried in a grave also - my thoughts at a certain time. You know: unsolved until today.

 

[gerardo20]

Rain might bring 'new opportunities' in search for missing boy Gus Lamont

SA Police officers continue their resumed search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont after returning to Oak Park Station in Yunta.

www.abc.net.au

"Police said recent heavy rain in the region could offer new opportunities in the search effort.

"The recent significant weather event with the rain up there is leading to assessing what other new opportunities might exist in relation to searching, but the current searching was planned," Acting Officer in Charge of Major Crime Andrew Macrae said."

 

[Ellery84]

So am I understanding correctly that there was another major crime at the same homestead in 2009? Does it involve anyone involved in Gus' case? That news clip only spoke briefly about a woman who was taken hostage there.

They’re talking about the siege which Daily Mail wrote about months ago. It’s take 7 News a while to catch on. IMO

 

[Marg944]

“No formal charges have been laid.” YET!!!!

Rain might bring 'new opportunities' in search for missing boy Gus Lamont

SA Police officers continue their resumed search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont after returning to Oak Park Station in Yunta.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Ruminations]

In the case of a concealed but accidental death, what better place to hide a body than in a prior grave?

That trick doesn't work well when the prior grave is over 100 years old.

MOO

 

[BreakingNews]

Rain might bring 'new opportunities' in search for missing boy Gus Lamont

SA Police officers continue their resumed search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont after returning to Oak Park Station in Yunta.

www.abc.net.au

"Police said recent heavy rain in the region could offer new opportunities in the search effort.

"The recent significant weather event with the rain up there is leading to assessing what other new opportunities might exist in relation to searching, but the current searching was planned," Acting Officer in Charge of Major Crime Andrew Macrae said."

I don't really understand this thinking. It has always been my experience that major flood waters wash things away. Not flush them out to the surface. Anyway, I hope they find something soon. Justice needs to be done for this sweet little boy and his parents.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“The recent significant weather event with the rain up there is leading to assessing what other new opportunities might exist in relation to searching, but the current searching was planned,” Detective Inspector Andrew Macrae said.

Record rainfall was recorded in parts of the state, including near the station where Gus was last seen in Yunta

https://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/police-again-search-oak-park-station-for-missing-fouryearold-gus-lamont/news-story/9f57c6132f27085ccdb87b953b745b66

 

[gerardo20]

Another search, more frustration in Gus Lamont case

South Australian police have concluded their latest search for evidence following the disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont, but have not ruled out returning to the remote station where he lived.

www.abc.net.au

" On Thursday, police said investigators searched several areas "but sadly did not locate any evidence".

"Task Force Horizon members have not ruled out further activity at Oak Park Station in coming weeks as the investigation continues," police said in a statement."

 

[Marg944]

https://www.police.sa.gov.au/sa-police-news-assets/front-page-news/search-concluded-at-oak-park-station

 

[Ellery84]

I don't really understand this thinking. It has always been my experience that major flood waters wash things away. Not flush them out to the surface. Anyway, I hope they find something soon. Justice needs to be done for this sweet little boy and his parents.

I think from watching the presser, the police spokesperson said they were planning to go there anyway. IMO

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2032001383428472924

 

[Marg944]

I spy a cement mixer…..

150K views · 1.2K reactions | Detectives have seized several items of interest at the outback home of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont. It is hoped that recent floods have washed up new clues that can help police crack the case. | 7NEWS Adelaide

Detectives have seized several items of interest at the outback home of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont. It is hoped that recent floods have washed up new clues that can help police crack the case.

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[katydid23]

We don't know if the family was asked to share photos with the public by LE, so we don't know if the family declined to do so for LE. We only know that parents could release photos of their own child if they wanted to, and LE could not compel them either way. Personally, I find it odd that the parents chose not to release photos, but there is no evidence they refused to, against LE request. Personally, I don't get a good feeling from their decision not to release photos, but there is no reason to think LE "asked" them to, and other reasonable people think it is not suspicious because of the geography.

Releasing photos only makes sense in a kidnapping scenario. If the police had ruled that out, I'm not sure why they would have an interest in the family releasing photos to the public, nor would they ask the family to do so.

The police could not have ruled out kidnapping for quite awhile. They did an investigation before coming to that determination.

The photos were asked for at the very start, when no one had any idea what had happened.

I think LE probably did ask for photos and probably did suggest that they made them public, in order to peak the public's interest and their memories, in case they saw Gus somewhere before or after he went missing. Sometimes seeing a child earlier in the day can be revealing in some ways. Who he was with, what he was wearing, etc.
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[katydid23]

I spy a cement mixer…..


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150K views · 1.2K reactions | Detectives have seized several items of interest at the outback home of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont. It is hoped that recent floods have washed up new clues that can help police crack the case. | 7NEWS Adelaide

Detectives have seized several items of interest at the outback home of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont. It is hoped that recent floods have washed up new clues that can help police crack the case.

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I wonder if there was a fresh patch of cement found nearby in the initial searches?

 

[Kemug]

I suppose some sort of expert could make an estimate of when the cement mixer was last used, unless it was scrupulously cleaned.

 

[Warshawski]

I spy a cement mixer…..


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150K views · 1.2K reactions | Detectives have seized several items of interest at the outback home of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont. It is hoped that recent floods have washed up new clues that can help police crack the case. | 7NEWS Adelaide

Detectives have seized several items of interest at the outback home of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont. It is hoped that recent floods have washed up new clues that can help police crack the case.

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I think I remember seeing one in the very first photos around the dirt pile he was playing in, the rickety looking trampoline & the huge trench.

But I don’t know if this photo is of Oak Park or somewhere else.

 

[Dotta]

Interesting that,
according to link I sent upthread,
(Adelaide 7)
Police examined the front room in the property
and took some "objects of interest".

Hmmm....
I wonder what it is all about?
Did something happen in the room?

Oh, and the grandparents were not present
and, according to locals,
they haven't been seen for "several days now" at the property.

Earlier reports claimed Police were looking for "evidence".

JMO

Link once again:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2032001383428472924

 

[katydid23]

"... and the grandparents were not present
and, according to locals,
they haven't been seen for "several days now" at the property."

What about the hundreds of sheep? Do they need supervision ion any kind? Or are they pretty much on their own, besides being shorn once a year?