Renewed search for Gus
Police in South Australia are preparing to resume the search for four-year-old Gus Lamont, focusing on a series of remote mine shafts near the station where he disappeared almost two months ago. The new phase of the operation aims to bring clarity for the boy’s family and a community that remains hopeful for answers despite the long-running investigation.
Background of the disappearance
Gus went missing from Oak Park Station in the state’s Mid North on 27 September 2025, prompting an extensive land and air search over the surrounding pastoral country. Earlier efforts covered hundreds of square kilometres of scrub, tracks and water bodies, including the draining of a large dam close to the family homestead, but no trace of the child was found.
Focus on mine shafts
The latest search is expected to run for up to three days and will concentrate on six uncovered and unfenced mine shafts between 5.5 and 12 kilometres from the Oak Park homestead. These shafts, located in rough terrain shaped by historic mining activity, had not previously been examined on foot and were only recently identified by investigators.
Police resourcing and methods
Special Tasks and Rescue (STAR) Group officers and members of Task Force Horizon will use specialised equipment to examine the vertical shafts as safely and thoroughly as possible. The renewed operation follows earlier multi-agency efforts involving ground teams, mounted units, air support, drones, trackers and water operations specialists over several search phases.
Community hope and official stance
Deputy Commissioner Linda Williams has stressed that investigators are “committed to exploring every possible option” to find Gus and either uncover evidence or rule out locations of interest for the task force. Local residents and supporters continue to hold out hope that the mine shaft searches will move the case forward and, in some form, deliver a resolution for the Lamont family.
“We are committed to exploring every possible option to find Gus Lamont and offer some resolution to his family.”
Author’s summary: The resumed mine shaft search for missing four-year-old Gus in South Australia reflects both the scale of the investigation and the community’s enduring hope for closure after weeks without answers.
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