Police have launched another search at the remote property where four-year-old Gus Lamont went missing last year.
Gus disappeared from his grandparentsā home near Yunta, South Australia, on September 27.
Initial police reports said he 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 AFLĀ Grand Final Day.
Numerous searches have been carried out at the property under Taskforce Horizon, which was established in the days after Gus vanished, but no trace of him has been found.
SA Police confirmed on Tuesday that officers would be returning to the property ā one day before the eight-month anniversary of Gusās disappearance.
āTaskforce Horizon members will be searching numerous locations on the property for evidence in the case over the next three days,ā the statement read.
āThe searching will be conducted by Major Crime detectives and specialist STAR Group officers.
āThe searching has resumed to take advantage of opportunities that may have arisen as a result of recent heavy rains on the property.
Police will return to the remote property near Yunta where Gus Lamont (pictured) was last seen
Taskforce Horizon members will spend the next few days searching numerous locations on the property for evidence
āAn update will be provided as the investigations continue.ā
Police last visited the remote property in March but left with no fresh leads.
The renewed search comes after SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens revealed earlier this month that officers planned to return to the home āat some time in the futureā.
āThe taskforce operating within Major Crime Investigation Branch is continuing their work,ā he told reporters.
Police have previously described the operation as the ālargest and most intensiveā 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 āinconsistenciesā in statements and timelines provided by some family members.
No arrests have been made or charges laid over Gusās disappearance.
Wednesday will mark eight months since little Gus vanished without a trace
Gus was last seen at his grandparentsā remote homestead (pictured) near Yunta on September 27 last year
Police have repeatedly stressed that Gusās parents,Ā Joshua Lamont and Jessica Murray, are not considered suspects in his disappearance.
Gusās grandparents Shannon and Josie Murray ā a transgender woman ā have both enlisted the services of high-profile Adelaide defence lawyers āĀ a move that is not unusual in these circumstances.
ā(Shannon) is still supporting Josie, cooperating through her solicitors and hoping to find Gus, (and) hoping that some information comes to light soon,ā her lawyer Andrew Ey said.
Gusās parents, though separated, issued a united statement earlier this year describing how their lives had been shattered by their sonās disappearance.
āEvery moment without him is unbearable,ā they said. āWe know someone out there may have information.
āIf someone knows what happened, we are pleading with that person ā or anyone who may have seen or heard anything ā to please come forward. Even the smallest detail could give us the answers we so desperately need.ā
They also thanked their supporters.
āYour kindness has helped carry us through the darkest days of our lives,ā they said.
āAll we want is to bring Gus home and understand what happened to our beautiful boy.ā
Gusās mother was spotted publicly for the first time since his disappearance earlier this month, on a suburban Adelaide street with her youngest child. She politely declined to comment when approached by the Daily Mail.
Anyone with any information about Gusās disappearance is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15847979/Gus-Lamont-missing-Yunta.html
