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

[Springs4]

There is no new info about Gus any more.
It seems Media "just quietly went away" just as the little boy "quietly disappeared".

And it would appear that is the way this case is going --release minimal information, refuse any & all media & hope the world forgets about this little boy soon. So sad, such a precious little life

 

[Karin1974]

The way I see it
NO evidence AT ALL was found.
Evidence of anything.

Only one footprint, not even sure when left.

Is there evidence of wandering off found?
No article of clothing,
no shovel, no hat, no shoe found.

Dogs didn't find scent.

The boy vanished without trace

JMO

IMO - Correct & at this stage, I don’t think we’ll ever know the answer. MOO

 

[Lady-J]

IMO - Correct & at this stage, I don’t think we’ll ever know the answer. MOO

The police are awfully quiet . Is this normal in a missing child case?

 

[Lady-J]

Why haven't images of the clothes and shoes Gus was wearing (i.e. store catalog images) or an image of the shovel Gus was playing with been published by LE with a plea to be on the look out?

If Gus was abducted he could still be alive. And he could still be wearing the same clothes (or sometimes wear them if they're being washed) or they could have been disposed of somewhere.

And Gus' shovel could be with him, on the side of the road, in a trash pile, in a child's play area, etc.

Just a bit dumbfounded. IMO.

Good point. It doesn’t make sense that this important information hasn’t been made public when it could help find Gus.
Thought they were supposed to have an amazing task force working on this case

 

[musicaljoke]

The police are awfully quiet . Is this normal in a missing child case?

Yes. The police will update the public if and when there is something of public interest to offer. Otherwise they work quietly, gathering and analyzing the evidence, conducting interviews, organizing spot searches, meeting with the family etc.

 

[RedHaus]

IMO - Correct & at this stage, I don’t think we’ll ever know the answer. MOO

My only reasonable hope at this point is that the drone image analysis done by LE, prompting their recent announcement of a planned return to the Station to search, means LE has eyes on locations of interest, including possible grave sites. IMO.

ET: correct grammar

 

[_sleuthdog_]

Ok so you’re asserting that moving to Belalie North was not the plan for Gus for 2026?

No, the opposite. Apologies I wasn’t clear. Based on what’s been reported, I understood the case to be that family would be based at Belalie North and that Gus would start school in 2026 at Peterborough or Jamestown. Hence the approx timings from BN to those locations for school commute. But I don’t believe the current or future living situation has ever been confirmed.

 

[Lady-J]

My only reasonable hope at this point is that the drone image analysis done by LE, prompting their recent announcement of a planned return to the Station to search, means LE has eyes on locations of interest, including possible grave sites. IMO.

ET: correct grammar

What’s taking them so long ?

 

[BreakingNews]

DBM

 

[musicaljoke]

What’s taking them so long ?

Well now, that's a good math question to ponder. How many officers do you think might be working on this? I am just guessing, but I think there would be at least one officer, not the full station house as they have their other police work to do as well, plus if sweet little Gus is out there, it is no longer an emergency matter that would pull all hands to the task.

Did we read that they took footage as far as 20 kms from the home? A circle with a radius of 20 kilometres has approximately 3,106,787acres. Reviewing this much footage would be a time consuming process, even if they have a modern system that can flag certain spots. Can they get through 500 acres a day? If so, how long would it take?

 

[Deleted member 372361]

<modsnip: Quoted post was removed> ... just say on that Saturday(AFL Grand final) late in the afternoon(and mind you I see nothing for 3000 sheep to nourish on on this tight scrub and sandy desolate)delivery entered oak station, along the lengthy driveway to the homestead, and the grandparent as well as Jess following and directing 'the 10 km away ' drive to feed the sheep (delivery truck or ute) was vegetables, vegetables that were just getting old but still ok, most likely from a local fruit and vegetables store which were known to each other.vegetables such as carrot, lettuce, etc(and I have seen this happen here) so then JL and grandparent JM are attending the sheep with allocating feed situations.
Then after delivery the vehicle which delivered heads back along the track heading to the homestead and back on the track where they entered, and possibly seen..........
And mind you I'm thinking planned within the family and not at all at the same time...

 

[TMich6811]

The police published a picture of Gus' shirt - I can't remember when. But it was re-published in the below link on 30th September.

Do we know if Gus took the shovel with him, or if it was left behind? I can't recall anything other than he was last seen playing with his shovel in the sand.


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Police Comb Through Wilderness for Boy, 4, Last Seen Wearing Minions Shirt, Who Has Been Missing Since Saturday

August “Gus” Lamont went missing on Saturday, Sept. 27, after leaving his family’s home in the remote Australian outback

nz.news.yahoo.com

Thank you for reposting this.

It was warm that day wasn’t it?

 

[statt#1]

Thank you for reposting this.

It was warm that day wasn’t it?

Hmmmmm. Very interesting

 

[Dotta]

Hahaha that's ok
But all in seriousness, just say on that Saturday(AFL Grand final) late in the afternoon(and mind you I see nothing for 3000 sheep to nourish on on this tight scrub and sandy desolate)delivery entered oak station, along the lengthy driveway to the homestead, and the grandparent as well as Jess following and directing 'the 10 km away ' drive to feed the sheep (delivery truck or ute) was vegetables, vegetables that were just getting old but still ok, most likely from a local fruit and vegetables store which were known to each other.vegetables such as carrot, lettuce, etc(and I have seen this happen here) so then JL and grandparent JM are attending the sheep with allocating feed situations.
Then after delivery the vehicle which delivered heads back along the track heading to the homestead and back on the track where they entered, and possibly seen..........
And mind you I'm thinking planned within the family and not at all at the same time...

Exactly!
3000 sheep and no pastures.
(Or, at least, adequate ones IMO!!!)

Sheep prefer to graze on lush pastures,
eating a variety of plants like grasses, legumes and other broadleaf forbs.

In my country, the sheep are taken to rich pastures in the he hills by shepherds in spring
and they return home in autumn.

But in Australian conditions,
it seems to me
deliveries of food for the animals must be regular.

JMO

 

[Warshawski]

Hahaha that's ok
But all in seriousness, just say on that Saturday(AFL Grand final) late in the afternoon(and mind you I see nothing for 3000 sheep to nourish on on this tight scrub and sandy desolate)delivery entered oak station, along the lengthy driveway to the homestead, and the grandparent as well as Jess following and directing 'the 10 km away ' drive to feed the sheep (delivery truck or ute) was vegetables, vegetables that were just getting old but still ok, most likely from a local fruit and vegetables store which were known to each other.vegetables such as carrot, lettuce, etc(and I have seen this happen here) so then JL and grandparent JM are attending the sheep with allocating feed situations.
Then after delivery the vehicle which delivered heads back along the track heading to the homestead and back on the track where they entered, and possibly seen..........
And mind you I'm thinking planned within the family and not at all at the same time...

The sheep eat that salt bush / blue bush that you see dotted all over the paddock.
If it’s necessary to supplement feed they could have hay or pellets or even molasses licks etc.

But I don’t think Josie & Jess were feeding the sheep, I haven’t seen that mentioned. I think it was said they were working with sheep.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

Sheep prefer to graze on lush pastures,
eating a variety of plants like grasses, legumes and other broadleaf forbs.

That depends on the breed. The UK has over 60 native breeds, variously evolved or adapted to thrive in a variety of environments ranging from remote wind-swept islands (have to eat whatever they find), downland (short grass on the lowland hills of England) and hill or mountain (short grass, heather and other low-growing woody plants such as bilberries).

 

[Ellery84]

Well now, that's a good math question to ponder. How many officers do you think might be working on this? I am just guessing, but I think there would be at least one officer, not the full station house as they have their other police work to do as well, plus if sweet little Gus is out there, it is no longer an emergency matter that would pull all hands to the task.

12 officers are on the taskforce “Horizon” that was set up to investigate this case.

Did we read that they took footage as far as 20 kms from the home? A circle with a radius of 20 kilometres has approximately 3,106,787acres. Reviewing this much footage would be a time consuming process, even if they have a modern system that can flag certain spots. Can they get through 500 acres a day? If so, how long would it take?

 

[RedHaus]

The police published a picture of Gus' shirt - I can't remember when. But it was re-published in the below link on 30th September.

Thank you for reposting this.

It was warm that day wasn’t it?

Excellent observation, @TMich6811.

Although given Gus was also wearing a hat, perhaps the long sleeves were for sun protection for his wee arms.

But that brings me back to my query @SouthAussie responded to with a reminder Gus' shirt image was posted.

Why were images of Gus' hat, trousers, boots and shovel not also published by LE?

In my mind every detail matters, and if there's a chance he was abducted, having the public on the lookout for kids dressed like that or discarded items might help.

IMO.

 

[RedHaus]

Thank you, kindly, to the benefactor who sponsored my Websleuths Gardian pin.

 

[Raina_the_observer]

Well now, that's a good math question to ponder. How many officers do you think might be working on this? I am just guessing, but I think there would be at least one officer, not the full station house as they have their other police work to do as well, plus if sweet little Gus is out there, it is no longer an emergency matter that would pull all hands to the task.

Did we read that they took footage as far as 20 kms from the home? A circle with a radius of 20 kilometres has approximately 3,106,787acres. Reviewing this much footage would be a time consuming process, even if they have a modern system that can flag certain spots. Can they get through 500 acres a day? If so, how long would it take?

There is an extra zero there somewhere. 310,678 acres