Four-year-old Gus Lamont remains missing after vanishing from a remote Australian sheep station, with search efforts scaled back due to no evidence of his presence.

Four-year-old Gus Lamont remains missing after vanishing on September 27 from his family’s remote South Australian sheep station near Yunta, where he was last seen playing on a dirt mound. After a large-scale search involving police, the Australian Defence Force, drones, helicopters, and hundreds of volunteers across 47,000 hectares, authorities have scaled back ground operations, citing no evidence of his presence and declining survival chances. A single footprint found was ruled out as his. The case has been transferred to the Missing Persons Investigation Section, with officials emphasizing the family’s cooperation and ongoing analysis of drone data. Police continue to urge the public to rely on official sources, warning against misinformation spreading online.