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Police End Search in Remote Aussie Mine Shaft for Missing 4yo
Police focus on six mine shafts within 12 km of the homestead after months of unsuccessful aerial, ground, and dive searches for the missing child Gus.
- On Tuesday, South Australia Police returned to Oak Park Station for a renewed search entering its second day with no new clues, 61 days after Gus Lamont was last seen.
- Investigators focused on old mining shafts after aerial imagery highlighted potential sites including six disused mine shafts identified around Oak Park Station near the Lamont family homestead.
- More than 470 sqkm of surrounding terrain have already been combed in earlier searches, with search crews draining a large dam across the about 6,000-hectare Oak Park Station.
- Police wrapped up the planned three-day operation a day early after failing to find evidence, and the Lamont family continues to receive support from a victim contact officer.
- Task Force Horizon and STAR Group will push searches beyond previously checked zones on Wednesday, with Deputy Commissioner Linda Williams saying, `We are determined to explore every avenue in an effort to locate Gus & and provide some closure for his family.
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