Gus Lamont: Police give update for missing outback missing four-year-old

Seven months on from one of South Australia’s largest search operations, police say the hunt for answers in the disappearance of four‑year‑old August ‘Gus’ Lamont remains active — but there are still no major breakthroughs.

Gus was last seen on September 27, 2025, at his family’s remote Oak Park Station near Yunta, where a family member told police he had been playing outside while his grandmother cared for his younger brother inside.

Despite a massive multi‑agency search involving drones, helicopters, mounted officers, ground crews and Indigenous trackers, the only confirmed clue remains a single footprint found about 500m from the homestead.

SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens on Monday acknowledged the weight of the case on both the family and the wider community, saying there were many people “intensely interested in an outcome.”

“This is one of those tragic stories that we would like to be able to provide more clarity to — not just family members who are severely affected by the disappearance of Gus, but the broader community,” he said.

“But we don’t have any further updates at this point in time. The taskforce operating within Major Crime Investigation Branch are continuing their work. I’ve not had a specific update in regard to their activities for the last couple of weeks.”

Stevens confirmed police still intend to return to the property “at some time in the future,” but no date has been set.

The case was declared a major crime in early February after detectives identified a person living at the station as a suspect.

Police have repeatedly stressed that neither of Gus’s parents are suspects.

In February, Josh and Jess Lamont released a raw public plea, describing their lives as “shattered” and begging anyone with information to come forward. “Every moment without him is unbearable,” they said, releasing new video and another photograph of their son in the hope it might jog someone’s memory.

Gus’s grandmother, Shannon Murray, has also maintained hope. Through her lawyer, Casey Isaacs, she said she continues to support the investigation and “hopes that some information comes to light soon”.

The disappearance has deeply affected the tiny outback community of Yunta — fewer than 100 people — where locals, volunteers, SES crews, ADF personnel and specialist trackers spent weeks combing the harsh terrain.

Police have said“nothing is off the table” as Task Force Horizon continues to pursue new leads, but the seven‑month milestone has again landed heavily on a family and community desperate for answers.