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Desperate Search Continues for Boy Missing in Australian Outback for Five Days
Nearly 50 Australian Defence Force personnel have joined the search for four-year-old Gus, with only a single footprint found as a lead after six days of effort.
- South Australia Police released the first image of four-year-old August `Gus` Lamont on Thursday as the search entered its sixth day after he went missing from his family's homestead on Saturday.
- The boy vanished while playing near the homestead, prompting a massive search 40 kilometres south of Yunta as police expanded beyond a 2.5 kilometre search radius.
- Search teams found a single footprint about 500m from the homestead matching Gus's boots, while the operation involves Australian Defence Force personnel, police specialist units, volunteers, drones, and an Aboriginal tracker.
- Authorities have moved the search into a recovery phase and police have begun preparing the family for the possibility of moving from a search effort to a recovery operation after over 100 hours without water.
- The family said `We are devastated by the disappearance of our beloved Gus on Saturday afternoon` and police urged anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000 quoting reference #250513.
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He went missing last Saturday - He was last seen on the family farm, about 320 kilometers north of Adelaide.
Desperate search for boy missing in Australia outback
Gus went missing from his family's sheep station in South Australia on Saturday afternoon. Image: SAPOL The likelihood of finding a little boy lost in the outback is fading as family and searchers cling to hopes he has found shelter and is waiting to be rescued.
·Otago, New Zealand
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Four-year-old "Gus" has been missing for a week. He was last seen at his grandparents' house in the middle of the South Australian outback. "We miss him more than words can describe," says a family friend, writes the Daily Mail.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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