The disappearance of missing boy Gus Lamont has been declared a major crime by South Australian police.

Gus was reported missing from his family’s remote property on Saturday, September 27.

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Disappearance declared major crime

Detective Superintendent Fielke says Gus’ disappearance has now been declared a major crime.

 

Press conference has begun

Police to give update on missing Gus

A row of SES volunteers in orange and police officers in navy uniforms walk across arid ground

SES and police in the early days of the search. (ABC News: Daniel Taylor)

Police have said the four-year-old was last seen playing on a mound of dirt outside his family homestead on the sheep grazing station, about 43 kilometres south of Yunta.

The station is located about 350km north of Adelaide and spans about 6,000 hectares.

Gus’s disappearance just over 18 weeks ago has so far baffled authorities, shocked the nation and generated international headlines.

A search in outback terrain.

A police helicopter in outback SA during an earlier phase of the search for Gus. (ABC News: Daniel Taylor)

In the months that have elapsed since Gus went missing, multiple search efforts have been conducted, focusing on different areas of possible interest.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/police-update-on-missing-boy-gus-lamont/106307630