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

[Dotta]

Really,
It is so important to provide a kid with tracking device.
There are soooo many ones to choose from.
GPS, Bluetooth.
Bracelets, watches, clips for clothing, and insoles.

Protect the children!!!

This is 21st Century!
Take advantage of Technology!
Keep children safe!

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[Hexe]

Selective Mutism (SM) for example, often stems from anxiety associated with speech. So a child with SM who is lost may actually not be inclined to verbalize.

They may instead freeze in response to the stress of being lost or fear of having to communicate with strangers, etc.

As a person with selective mutism I can tell you it's not how it works. Despite how it's called we do not choose to not speak. We are temporarily unable to do so, no matter how much we want to make a sound. And yes, the stress can trigger it.

 

[Dotta]

As a person with selective mutism I can tell you it's not how it works. Despite how it's called we do not choose to not speak. We are temporarily unable to do so, no matter how much we want to make a sound. And yes, the stress can trigger it.

Wow!
I don't suffer from this
BUT it happened to me once during a VERY important exam.
Something terrible happened to my poor throat due to stress
and I was literally fighting to utter squeaky sounds.
The examining Team seemed to become as stressed as me.
But I passed the exam.
Ufff!!!

 

[RedHaus]

As a person with selective mutism I can tell you it's not how it works. Despite how it's called we do not choose to not speak. We are temporarily unable to do so, no matter how much we want to make a sound. And yes, the stress can trigger it.

Of course, having been a child with SM, it is not a choice at all. I must have used the incorrect words to describe how SM would affect a young child's ability to yell out in the event they are lost.

 

[Sarahlou]

I think one of the most likely reasons now as to why he didn't respond is he wasn't actually there. JMO.
Unless he'd fallen down a mine shaft and met a sudden death. But those places have been checked haven't they?

 

[Dotta]

I think one of the most likely reasons now as to why he didn't respond is he wasn't actually there. JMO.
Unless he'd fallen down a mine shaft and met a sudden death. But those places have been checked haven't they?

Or the poor boy is being stuck somewhere near the house or the house itself.
There are so many outbuildings there!
So many traps for a small child

JMO

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I believe many children wouldn't respond to a relative calling their name. It has nothing to do.with being neurotypical or not. If any child detected any stress, anger, or fear in the person calling out, they might just not respond. I also suspect he could have wandered far enough away in a half hour (or longer) that he wouldn't have even heard someone calling. JMO.

 

[Serononin]

Really,
It is so important to provide a kid with tracking device.
There are soooo many ones to choose from.
GPS, Bluetooth.
Bracelets, watches, clips for clothing, and insoles.

Protect the children!!!

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This is 21st Century!
Take advantage of Technology!
Keep children safe!

Tracking Bracelet for Kids: A Reliable Way to Ensure Their Safety | Subscription Free 4G GPS Tracking

A tracking bracelet for kids is a wearable device that can help parents keep track of their children's whereabouts. These bracelets use GPS technology to pinpoint the location of the child and provide real-time updates to the parent's smartphone or computer. The device can be programmed to send...

www.motowatchdog.com

I've never come across the ones designed for kids before, but my former neighbours had a device like this for their indoor/outdoor cat, and it was quite remarkable. They could see her location in real-time, set up a virtual 'fence' in the app so they'd be notified if she went to/out of a specific area (I think they used this to make sure she wasn't breaking into the school across the street ), and if they knew she was nearby but couldn't actually see her, they could 'call' her with the app and the device would play a little tune so they could find her

 

[Lebowski]

I believe many children wouldn't respond to a relative calling their name. It has nothing to do.with being neurotypical or not. If any child detected any stress, anger, or fear in the person calling out, they might just not respond. I also suspect he could have wandered far enough away in a half hour (or longer) that he wouldn't have even heard someone calling. JMO.

also, little kids have a tendency to hide when they think they're in trouble. sad to think that might have played a role here. no specific reason to think so, though.

 

[BreakingNews]

also, little kids have a tendency to hide when they think they're in trouble. sad to think that might have played a role here. no specific reason to think so, though.

My neighbours 3 yo went missing, we both called and called. We even went 200 metres to the beach looking for him. Then I found him hiding in my back yard. He said he didn't answer because he thought he would be in trouble. And of course, he was.

 

[Lebowski]

one time, when i was 3 or 4, i spent most of my friend's birthday party hiding in the bathroom of the arcade. i had pushed the bar on the emergency exit and made the alarm go off, and i thought the police were going to shoot me (my older brother had once told me police do that when you do bad things). just as bad, i thought i'd be in trouble with my friend's parents.

after a long time hiding in a stall and imagining dodging police bullets, i eventually got up the courage to go back out. my friend's parents were just confused and asked where i'd been. then another kid pushed the emergency exit bar, and an annoyed employee went over and used the special key to turn it off again. the police never came and shot anyone.

 

[PezCandy]

Does anyone know if the actual property was searched by police & not just by the family? I'm not talking about the land or surrounding. I'm talking about the out buildings, house, sheds, etc? The actual structures.
A Small child could be easy to miss in so many out buildings/structures, kids can find the tiniest nook or cranny to hide in that could definitely be overlooked by even someone who's lived on the property for however many years.

 

[BreakingNews]

Does anyone know if the actual property was searched by police & not just by the family? I'm not talking about the land or surrounding. I'm talking about the out buildings, house, sheds, etc? The actual structures.
A Small child could be easy to miss in so many out buildings/structures, kids can find the tiniest nook or cranny to hide in that could definitely be overlooked by even someone who's lived on the property for however many years.

I have asked the same question. I'm sure police have searched those buildings, however I have never heard that the police actually did.

 

[PezCandy]

I have asked the same question. I'm sure police have searched those buildings, however I have never heard that the police actually did.

I tried looking thru articles earlier on here & online to see if I could find a confirmation if the police did but all I seen was that the family did. Out of formality, here in the US, the police will conduct their own home/buildings search as well, they definitely do not go by the word of the homeowners/family because like I said something/someone can be easily missed & they want to cover all bases. Children are so small, they can hide in the tiniest of places. Police also have a good "think outside the box" frame of mind whereas someone else could think "they wouldn't hide in there", ya never really know. But it would be nice to know if they actually searched. I think back to that gentleman who had passed away on his own families property (suicide) & he wasn't found for years, that poor family was searching for him for a long time & the whole time he was in a hard to reach area somewhere near the limestone of their house.

 

[musicaljoke]

Does anyone know if the actual property was searched by police & not just by the family? I'm not talking about the land or surrounding. I'm talking about the out buildings, house, sheds, etc? The actual structures.
A Small child could be easy to miss in so many out buildings/structures, kids can find the tiniest nook or cranny to hide in that could definitely be overlooked by even someone who's lived on the property for however many years.

Of course it was searched by police. They returned a few times, including draining a couple of ponds. They most recently, to our knowledge, searched the mine shafts.

Update - Gus Lamont search on 25 November

Police will tomorrow (25 November 2025) return to Oak Park Station to continue the search for four-year-old Gus Lamont who was last seen on 27 September 2025.

www.police.sa.gov.au