Top cop to provide an update on the search for Gus Lamont at his family's rural property after a three-day search for evidence relating to the missing toddler

By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 02:52, 28 May 2026 | Updated: 02:58, 28 May 2026 Police are scheduled to provide an update on the ongoing search for missing boy Gus Lamont following a renewed search for fresh clues. Wednesday marked eight months since the four-year-old disappeared from his grandparents' home near Yunta, South Australia. Initial police reports said Gus had been playing in a pile of sand outside the Oak Park Station homestead, owned by his maternal grandparents Josie and Shannon Murray, and appeared to have wandered off at about 5.30pm on AFL Grand Final Day. Multiple searches have been carried out at the remote property under Taskforce Horizon, established in the days after Gus vanished, but no trace of him has been found. Major Crime detectives and specialist STAR Group officers returned to Oak Park Station on Tuesday, and have spent the last three days searching numerous locations on the property for evidence following recent heavy rain. Major Crime Investigation Branch officer-in-charge Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke will provide an update on the renewed search at the property on Thursday afternoon.   It was the first time police had returned to the remote property since March. It is understood that police had hoped the recent heavy rain in the region may have uncovered evidence, including a large-brimmed hat and a Minions shirt that Gus was wearing at the time when he vanished. SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens hinted earlier this month that officers planned to return to the home 'at some time in the future'. 'The taskforce operating within Major Crime Investigation Branch is continuing their work,' he told reporters. Police have previously described the operation as the 'largest and most intensive' missing person search ever undertaken by the force. In February, authorities announced they believed Gus was dead and that they had identified a suspect within his family. They later confirmed they found 'inconsistencies' in statements and timelines provided by some family members. No arrests have been made or charges laid over Gus's disappearance. Wednesday marked eight months since little Gus vanished without a trace Police have spent the last three days scouring the property where Gus was last seen Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.