UNBELIEVABLE: More than 165 days after young Gus Lamont vanished without a trace, police have made an unprecedented surprise move, sending shockwaves through the community and his family. Investigators are expanding the search, revealing new and dramatic leads, while the public watches every development with unprecedented worry and hope. READ MORE BELOW!
Police have returned to the remote Oak Valley Station to continue investigations into the disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont.
Officers attached to Task Force Horizon will search several locations on the property today for evidence in the case.
‘An update will be provided as the investigations continue,’ South Australia police confirmed in a statement.
The task force have already conducted several searches for Gus, including using cadaver dogs to search a water tank, a freshly cemented outhouse and properties near his grandparents’ station which he vanished from on September 27 last year.
Despite the largest police search operation in the state’s history, no trace of him has been found.
On February 5, police announced they believed Gus was dead, declared his disappearance as a major crime, and revealed they had identified a suspect within his family.
They later confirmed they’ found ‘inconsistencies’ in statement details and the timeline provided by some family members.
Detectives previously stressed that Gus’ parents had been completely ruled out as possible suspects in his disappearance and confirmed they were cooperating with the investigation.
Gus Lamont was reported missing on September 27 in South Australia’s north east
Police returned to Oak Valley Station on Wednesday to scour for fresh evidence in the case
