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Police call off search for four-year-old missing in Australian outback
- Search teams paused operations under extreme heat after beginning at sunrise, with South Australia Police saying the search will resume on Friday 17 October to finish remaining zones.
- Gus Lamont was last seen about 5pm on September 27 at Oak Park Station, after his grandmother left him alone for about half an hour.
- Search teams deployed 18 police officers, 82 Australian Defence Force members, 33 vehicles, and SES seven members, a drone and two utility terrain vehicles across 470 square kilometres.
- South Australia Police confirmed no new evidence, and police say they do not suspect foul play, while the Lamont family remains devastated, with Bill Harbison stating `This has come as a shock to our family and friends, and we are struggling to comprehend what has happened.`
- Rugged terrain and extreme heat of 36C and 37 degrees have hampered searches, and police say after tomorrow no further large-scale searches are planned, with the major crime squad reassessing strategy.
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Police conclude search for boy missing from South Australian farm
Gus Lamont has been missing from his family’s homestead in rural South Australia since September 27. Photo supplied South Australia Police have concluded a renewed search of a property for missing four-year-old boy Gus Lamont, who his family says was last seen on their remote homestead on September 27. The boy is said to have been seen by his grandmother while playing on a mound of dirt at the family’s homestead 43km south of the township of Yun…
Police call off search for four-year-old boy who vanished from grandparents' home - The Mirror
After three weeks, police have decided to call of the search for a four year old boy who went missing in the Australian outback after they failed to find any traces of his whereabouts
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Search for missing boy wraps up with no new information
A renewed search for four-year-old Gus Lamont has come to an end.
·Sydney, Australia
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