SaralnamaAustralian police have called off a search for a four-year-old boy who has been missing in the outback for almost three weeks, after fresh efforts failed to find any traces of the child. Gus Lamont was last seen playing outside his home on a remote sheep station near Yunta, about 300km (186 miles) from Adelaide,. His grandmother left him alone for about half an hour before checking on him, only to find the boy missing, prompting one of the largest land and air searches in South Australian history. Police – who do not suspect foul play – say they will continue investigating, but that the case has become a "recovery operation". Last week, authorities briefly wound down the search, only to restart it on Tuesday alongside 80 Australian Defense Force personnel. Commissioner Grant Stevens said authorities were… (Updated 17 Oct 2025, 11:05 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Australian police have called off a search for a four-year-old boy who has been missing in the outback for almost three weeks, after fresh efforts failed to find any traces of the child
- Gus Lamont was last seen playing outside his home on a remote sheep station near Yunta, about 300km (186 miles) from Adelaide, on 27 September
- His grandmother left him alone for about half an hour before checking on him, only to find the boy missing, prompting one of the largest land and air searches in South Australian history