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

[FromGermany1]

I get it, but I keep coming back to 8 hours!!
I do wonder if it has relevance - if this aspect took so long to happen, what else may have?

Maybe, Jess tried to call Josh, but without success. Maybe, she told police about it, and perhaps police arranged some surveillance of Josh's home, before they visited him, in case, he had something to do with the disappearance of his son. Who knows. MOO, speculation.

 

[SouthAussie]

I get that he wasn't annoyed at being woken up, he was upset about his child being missing and probably also that it took so long to be notified. I maybe didn't word it, nor this post, very well, but it's been a day.

No worries. I don't think we have a link that says the police visit was at 1:30am. Maybe it is social media rumour.

It is probably unlikely for the police to dispatch a helicopter from Adelaide at 11:30pm on a Saturday night to go to the Oak Park property if they hadn't already checked that Gus wasn't somehow with his dad.

This is the latest time for the police visit, from the DM ....

Joshua is not employed full time, but does 'odd jobs' around the state.
He was asleep when Gus vanished, and police woke him up to break the horrifying news several hours later.

Chilling theories emerge about missing boy Gus Lamont

Gus was playing in a mound of dirt at Oak Park station, under the care of his grandmother Shannon Murray as his mother Jessica and grandparent Josie were tending to their flock 10km away.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[nao]

Moo..
Maybe the family knew Joshua would be very angry and just didn't want to deal with his emotions at that time. The family was probably in shock that they couldn't find Gus..moo

 

[statt#1]

Unfortunately, for me it's paywalled.

I copied the entire title of the paywalled article's title, pasted that in to google, sorted through the search results, and found the article

 

[Megnut]

Moo..
Maybe the family knew Joshua would be very angry and just didn't want to deal with his emotions at that time. The family was probably in shock that they couldn't find Gus..moo

That rings true for me. Knowing his concerns about Gus living there, perhaps there was a layer of desperation in not telling him, just yet. Find Gus first. Then tell him what happened, tempered by Gus' safe recovery.

It really underscores for me (again barring actual foul play) the family's combined belief that Gus was lost somewhere on the property and wasn't not there. Therefore, abduction, not a real concern, and as such, no thought of who might take/have him.

JMO

 

[TMich6811]

I really hate so greatly that if he was lost or stuck somewhere on the property then he was probably terrified as he passed.

 

[Ellery84]

BBM
I get that. I even get that it's possible Jess suspected Josh had something to do with it, and maybe didn't want to call him as a result. However, at some point police found out that Gus has a father who is not living at the property (even though there appears to be a romantic relationship between Jess & Josh and no ill feelings there - at least between the two of them) and then it should be up to police to make contact, whether he is a suspect or not. If he IS a suspect, the sooner the better for a variety of reasons. If he is NOT, then he still deserves to be told ASAP about his child being missing. 8 hours after Gus went missing is too long to be informed, in my opinion, given the location. Yes, perhaps phone reception was an issue, potentially his phone being on "do not disturb" meant he didn't hear a call, or police needed to travel a distance to get phone reception to try and call him - I get all that takes time. Even if Yunta police personally sent someone to go to Josh's house, 8 hours is too long. If a call was made to local police, 8 hours is still too long for me. It makes me wonder if right from the start, the investigation may not have been handled as well as it could/should be.
MOO

Oh my goodness, it took the police 8 hours to contact Josh?

As a parent this horrifies me.

 

[Ellery84]

It really underscores for me (again barring actual foul play) the family's combined belief that Gus was lost somewhere on the property and wasn't not there.

That's a good point. I feel like they either

(a) believed that he walked off and got lost or

(b) there is foul-play involved

 

[Mandi3020]

Are authorities still searching for Gus or is the search back to being a recovery mission? It truly hurts my heart that he hasn’t been found. I feel very badly for his parents and grandparents as they must be heartbroken.

 

[Serononin]

I really hate so greatly that if he was lost or stuck somewhere on the property then he was probably terrified as he passed.

I hate even typing this, but if that's the case, I can only hope that he fell somewhere, hit his head and lost consciousness straight away

 

[BreakingNews]

No worries. I don't think we have a link that says the police visit was at 1:30am. Maybe it is social media rumour.

It is probably unlikely for the police to dispatch a helicopter from Adelaide at 11:30pm on a Saturday night to go to the Oak Park property if they hadn't already checked that Gus wasn't somehow with his dad.

This is the latest time for the police visit, from the DM ....

Joshua is not employed full time, but does 'odd jobs' around the state.
He was asleep when Gus vanished, and police woke him up to break the horrifying news several hours later.

Chilling theories emerge about missing boy Gus Lamont

Gus was playing in a mound of dirt at Oak Park station, under the care of his grandmother Shannon Murray as his mother Jessica and grandparent Josie were tending to their flock 10km away.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Agreed. The 1.30am came from me. I can't find the link. So could easily have that wrong. In the meantime assume that we don't know what time police visited Josh.

 

[mickey2942]

This is sad. I wonder about the timeline with the Grandmother, maybe she was incorrect on how long he was actually alone.

 

[Marg944]

“Mr Lamont was not at the property at the time and friends said he only learned his son was missing when police arrived at his door in the early hours of the morning.


The grandmother discovered Gus was gone when she went to call him inside for dinner about 5.30pm and the family reported him missing three hours later.”

The hidden detail about Gus Lamont's family

Before Gus Lamont disappeared, his father had been renovating a house, hoping his young family could soon move in together.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[mickey2942]

The Grandmother called him in at 5:30. But when is the last time she actually saw Gus? Prior to when she called him in for dinner? 20 minutes? 5 hours?

 

[HoneyBunOne]

The Grandmother called him in at 5:30. But when is the last time she actually saw Gus? Prior to when she called him in for dinner? 20 minutes? 5 hours?

It's been reported she last saw him playing in the sand/dirt at 5pm. By 5.30pm he was gone.

 

[MrJ]

No news. I keep thinking that today will be the day that police will find Gus but to no avail yet. Poor little man. Horrific for his family.

 

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[BreakingNews]

“Mr Lamont was not at the property at the time and friends said he only learned his son was missing when police arrived at his door in the early hours of the morning.


The grandmother discovered Gus was gone when she went to call him inside for dinner about 5.30pm and the family reported him missing three hours later.”

The hidden detail about Gus Lamont's family

Before Gus Lamont disappeared, his father had been renovating a house, hoping his young family could soon move in together.

www.dailymail.co.uk

In the early hours of the morning.
That sort of equates to the 1.30am I thought I remembered hearing, but can't find a link.

 

[kurtneverdied]

Maybe, Jess tried to call Josh, but without success. Maybe, she told police about it, and perhaps police arranged some surveillance of Josh's home, before they visited him, in case, he had something to do with the disappearance of his son. Who knows. MOO, speculation.

It seems like ever excuse for Josh finding out 8 hours later has been posted here, and let's be honest, none stack up. 8 hours is completely unacceptable. Particularly from the police, makes them look incompetent from the get go.
Unless, there is another reason that Police obviously don't want anyone to know.
Perhaps they did turn up hours earlier and Josh wasn't there. Decided to wait in an unmarked car until he returned, then woke him later, pretending they just got there and say to the media he isn't a suspect. Possible? I guess. Would explain the 8 hours gap. Probable? Unlikely, as there seems no reason at all for Josh to want to hurt his son. Police have ruled him out publicly, not so with anyone else (I think).

 

[Hexe]

Unless, there is another reason that Police obviously don't want anyone to know.
Perhaps they did turn up hours earlier and Josh wasn't there. Decided to wait in an unmarked car until he returned, then woke him later, pretending they just got there and say to the media he isn't a suspect.

Let me remind you that Josh has full custody of his both children and there was no ongoing divorce or custody battle. If he took Gus out of the property without informing anyone that might be not the best move but still fully legal. There was absolutely no reason whatsoever for the police to try surprising him at that moment as he would be not a suspect of any crime even if half of the province witnessed him taking Gus.