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<\/a><\/p>\nWhat followed was one of the largest and most intense missing persons operations in South Australian history<\/a> \u2014 a week-long effort involving police, SES, volunteers, and the Australian Army, scouring the vast and unforgiving terrain by air and ground of the Lamont\u2019s 60,000ha property.<\/p>\n Despite a footprint being discovered on Tuesday 500 metres from where Gus was last seen<\/a>, Assistant Commissioner Ian Parrott confirmed on Friday that no further significant evidence had emerged.<\/p>\n \u201cWhilst we\u2019ve all been hoping for a miracle, that miracle has not eventuated,\u201d Parrott said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re confident that we\u2019ve done absolutely everything we can to locate Gus within the search area.\u201d<\/p>\n Parrott said the chance of finding Gus alive was diminishing, but police would not stop investigating.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will continue to follow every line of inquiry. We won\u2019t stop.\u201d<\/p>\n Gus\u2019s family describe him as a shy but adventurous child \u2014 a good walker, though he had never left the property before.<\/p>\n Now, as the search winds down, South Australians were asked to leave a light on \u2014 a glowing show of support for Gus and his heartbroken outback family.<\/p>\n Gus is Caucasian with long blonde curly hair.<\/p>\n He was last seen wearing a grey sun hat, cobalt blue long-sleeve shirt with a yellow Minion on the front, light grey pants and boots.<\/p>\n Anyone with any information is urged to contact the police.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Homicide probe launched as elderly woman found dead in home<\/p>\n 1 min read<\/p>\n![\"August](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5ca71690a499b78cb881762b5438545c4185f75a.jpg\")
August Lamont has been missing for a week in the remote SA outback Credit: SAPOL<\/p>\n![\"It\u2019s](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7b1490c8b36258c85345d14142dff45ad9116f21-161x229-x0y22w542h771.png\")
It\u2019s expected that hundreds of porch lights were left on for little August Lamont Credit: Facebook<\/p>\n