Australia AUGUSTUS "GUS" LAMONT: Missing from Oak Park Station, South Australia - 27 Sept 2025 - Age 4

Mystery deepens in search for missing outback boy as cops finish draining dam

Specialised police and trackers have been looking for Gus Lamont since September 27.

7news.com.au

MEDIA LINK:Augustus Lamont is a 4 yr old who disappeared from his family's remote South Australian homestead in September 2025

 

[GrandmaBear]

 

[GrandmaBear]

This little boy has been missing for well over a month now.

No evidence of a crime but there are some disturbing things which are touched on in the video above. A picture was not provided of the boy for six days. Mom allegedly was not there but out trying to find lost sheep or some such with grandpa I think it was? Child definitely was not supervised it doesn't seem. Took a gun out on the porch when a reporter came. While upset with media is understandable, that seems extreme. It is claimed they had the gun to shoot a snake on the porch but someone underneath said it is illegal to kill snakes in South Australia or some such. LE also stated they had the gun to kill a snake but that seems unlikely...

I don't know why but this one just struck me, maybe because he hasn't been found despite draining the dam, etc.

The father did not know he was missing until LE notified him so it makes me think the parents are not married or are separated.

Just some oddities.

 

[Kimster]

Wait, what? I didn’t think owning a gun was legal in Australia? Or maybe it’s just out in the bush they can own them. Yeah I think that’s it.

This is a very strange case. Doesn’t sound like a good outcome will come from it!

 

[GrandmaBear]

Wait, what? I didn’t think owning a gun was legal in Australia? Or maybe it’s just out in the bush they can own them. Yeah I think that’s it.

This is a very strange case. Doesn’t sound like a good outcome will come from it!

I know I saw in comments that it is illegal to shoot snakes in South Australia and someone also said something about guns and shooting people or pointing at people or some such, wish I could recall in detail but I don't on that comment. Either way it seemed clear, there was no reason to have a gun in hand that would have allowed them any options that were not illegal. What I really couldn't believe is the female officer backed it up and stated he had the gun to shoot a snake on the porch... All I can figure is they are trying to keep the family happy and cooperative.

You know, the grandmother was allegedly inside watching the baby sibling, I think a brother, but still we have another child unsupervised with water nearby.

 

[GrandmaBear]

looked for updates, did not find much. There was a Daily Mail article but it wanted a subscription which was odd as I can always read Daily Mail articles, so I was unable to read that one.

This one doesn't really have any new news but does mention some thoughts and the foot print. they don't seem to give much importance to the footprint (le) and I personally think it looks large for a child's footprint if that is the actual photo, but it is hard to tell size without something to relate it to.

One comment I've seen is that if snakes are so bad or deadly there you have to shoot them, why would you let a 4 year old child outside alone? True. This relates to the grandparent's story for having a rifle when confronting a reporter from their porch.

Five unanswered questions as the search continues for Gus

Authorities have ruled out foul play, but unanswered questions continue to shadow the search for missing boy Gus Lamont.

thenightly.com.au

 

[Kimster]

That's a good point about letting him out among the snakes! I wasn't allowed to run up a hill near my maternal grandparent's house because someone saw a rattlesnake up there one time.

 

[GrandmaBear]

yeah I thought so too, that it was one comment worth sharing. by claiming the gun was to shoot a snake on the porch, they are saying but our young grandchild can go play where there are far more, unsupervised.

i don't believe the snake story though, i think it was rage at the reporter.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Nothing really new. Despite the word "bombshell" in this headline of Daily Mail, there is NO bombshell in it. Typical of them to mislead.

There was a remark or two from a family friend and a pic of Gus's parents. I tend to think they are not together because dad only found out from LE later that Gus was missing.

I don't really see anything to suggest foul play other than that shotgun and anger at the reporter, etc. but I don't like it when we don't have a last sighting by someone OTHER than family either and there isn't such here, at least not yet...

Bombshell update in the hunt for missing toddler Gus Lamont

The search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont who vanished from his family's home five weeks ago is set to resume, cops say.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Police drain dam in search for missing South Australian boy

A dam on a property in rural South Australia has been drained as police continue their search for four-year-old missing boy Gus Lamont. The child is said to have last been seen by his grandmother while playing on a mound of dirt at his family’s homestead 43km south of the township of Yunta on...

www.times.co.nz

Police drain dam in search for missing South Australian boy​

A dam on a property in rural South Australia has been drained as police continue their search for four-year-old missing boy Gus Lamont.


In a recent update on the case, South Australia Police say they, with assistance, have drained and searched a dam on a property in the state’s mid-north, “however, there has been no sign of missing four-year-old Gus”.

“Police, including Major Crime and Water Operations Unit, along with SES attended the property this morning.

“The operation to drain the main dam into the southern dam commenced at 9.15am today.

“It took about three-and-a-half hours to drain the large dam, pumping water at approximately 15,000 litres per minute.

“A total of 3.2 million litres of water was removed from the dam.

“Police divers have thoroughly searched the main dam and the holding dam, including clearing of weed beds, however, there was nothing of significance found.

“The 3.2 million litres of water was then pumped back into the dam, with very little loss of water in the process.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I'm not sure why they make that sound as if it is being done today, that happened at least a few days ago. The dam draining I mean. The most recent thing now was the third land search.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

I'm not sure why they make that sound as if it is being done today, that happened at least a few days ago. The dam draining I mean. The most recent thing now was the third land search.

I thought so... Wasn't sure if it was a different dam that was searched today, or just a late article about the same search.

 

[Mel70]

That's a good point about letting him out among the snakes! I wasn't allowed to run up a hill near my maternal grandparent's house because someone saw a rattlesnake up there one time.

At my grandparents farm there were plenty of snakes including Cottonmouths. My grandparents didn't let us venture dar. Or we were accompanied by an adult.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I thought so... Wasn't sure if it was a different dam that was searched today, or just a late article about the same search.

Yet the article itself was dated currently and in it it said today. Confusing article.

Pretty sure there was no other draining plus I looked for new news today.

 

[GrandmaBear]

A few things in this one. Explains the family relationships. I guess grandma is a transexual, or grandpa. Instead of being hype it confirms that. Also they are saying as far as they can determine, no one outside the family has seen Gus in six months. They do point out they live very remotely so maybe that is not that unusual... Anyhow worth a read I'd say.

Missing Outback boy trans gran greets Mail reporter with shotgun

Up a remote gravel track near the dusty outback town of Belalie North in South Australia is a little house that time forgot.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Gus search to begin as police vow to 'explore every avenue'

In their effort to find missing four-year-old Gus, police have vowed "explore every avenue" — which now includes several mine shafts around the property where he disappeared.

www.abc.net.au

Gus search to extend to mine shafts as police vow to 'explore every avenue'​

Fifty-nine days have elapsed since four-year-old Gus was reported missing from his family's property in South Australia's outback.

The boy's disappearance on September 27, 2025, has not only caused widespread anguish — it has mystified authorities, who have vowed to "explore every avenue" in their effort to find him.

"Every avenue" has so far extended to surrounding scrub and dams — but the search is about to enter a new phase, with police returning to the property today.


Six mine shafts in the area will be the sites of the renewed police attention.

Police said the shafts are between 5.5 kilometres and 12km from the remote property's homestead, which is in turn about 40km south of Yunta on the Barrier Highway.

The shafts have been described as "uncovered and unfenced" and are "in areas not searched on foot by police".

STAR (Special Tasks and Rescue) Group officers and members of Task Force Horizon — the group established to manage the ongoing investigation — will use specialised equipment to conduct the new searches.


The search of the mine shafts is expected to last "up to three days", police have said.

Police said they "were not previously aware of the location of these sites".

"We are determined to explore every avenue in an effort to locate Gus and provide some closure for his family," Deputy Commissioner Williams said.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Every few days I look for updates on this one but no real new news.

Mine shafts... police not previously "aware of these locations". That's interesting and not sure how to take that...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Police end search in remote Aussie mine shaft for missing 4yo

Police have provided a sad update in the search for missing Gus Lamont.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Missing 4yo Gus Lamont: Police end search in remote Australian outback mine shaft​

Police have ended their latest search for missing 4-year-old Gus Lamont who was last seen on a remote South Australian sheep station two months ago.

Authorities searched several locations at Oak Park Station, including six mine shafts which were identified around the property through analysis of aerial mapping conducted during recent ground searches.

Inspections of the mine shafts, located between 5.5km and 12km from the homestead, did not find any evidence to help police in their investigation of Gus’ disappearance.

A police spokesman said several shafts were relatively shallow and could be visually inspected, but the remainder were up to 20m deep and required specialist equipment to complete the searches.

“The family of Gus have been advised of the results of the renewed searching and are being supported by a victim contact officer,” a spokesman said.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Gus has been gone for 63 days, and multiple searches have yielded no clues

The disappearance of Gus Lamont is one of those events that have a seismic impact on public consciousness: they distress, disturb, upset and unsettle. This week six mine shafts were searched, providing no further clues in the case.

www.abc.net.au

Gus has been gone for 63 days, and searches of mines, dams and scrub have yielded no clues​

The words "mine shaft" make a chilling companion to the term "missing person" — to know that shafts are being searched for the missing is to confront an almost unbearably grim reality.

In the outback this week, the sombre task of inspecting historical diggings for any sign of a vanished boy fell to South Australian police.

For the past 63 days, they have been trying to shed light on the whereabouts of four-year-old Gus Lamont in a part of the world that can be austere and forbidding.

Gus's disappearance on September 27 from his family's homestead south of Yunta in remote South Australia has caused shock and sorrow across the state, as well as the nation.

It has also prompted harrowing comparisons — including with the most notorious of all of Australia's missing children, the Beaumonts, who were last seen in the Adelaide beachside suburb of Glenelg almost 60 years ago.

"We've had those other cases in the past, like the Beaumonts, that remain unsolved, and I think the memories of that live with South Australians," SA Police Minister Blair Boyer said on Wednesday.

While police have reiterated that they have not uncovered any evidence of foul play, early in the search detectives committed to leaving "no stone unturned".

It is a promise that has now, in a sense, achieved a degree of literal fulfilment.


It would not be an overstatement to say that with each new phase comes new hardship.

"It's a terrible situation, but I'm confident that SAPOL are doing everything they can to try to find him, and to follow up new leads, if and when they come to light," Mr Boyer said.

"This is a nightmare situation for the family here — but also all South Australians, I think, are riding that with Gus's family."

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Police return to remote property where four-year-old Gus disappeared

Police have returned to the remote South Australian property where four-year-old Gus Lamont disappeared and...

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Police return to remote property where four-year-old Gus disappeared​

Police have returned to the remote South Australian property where four-year-old Gus Lamont disappeared and have spoken to his family.


Today, police confirmed they travelled last week to the property and spoke with the heartbroken family.

"We've taken statements with the family, we've had to go through those statements with the family, and that's just part of the normal investigational process that we go through," Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke said.

"We continue to engage with them.

"They went through a pretty horrid Christmas without Gus, and we check-in with the family regularly."