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Four-year-old August ‘Gus’ Lamont vanished on September 27.

‘Still looking’: Missing 4yo Gus’ shattered family speak out

The family of August ‘Gus’ Lamont has spoken publicly for the first time since police called off a massive search for the missing four-year-old.

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Gus Lamont disappeared from his family's remote sheep grazing property in late September. (HANDOUT/SA POLICE)

‘He knows’: Friend of Gus’ family speaks out on vanishing

A close friend of the Lamont family has offered a deeply emotional glimpse into the anguish gripping South Australia’s rural heartland, following the disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont.

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A footprint initially thought to be that of missing four-year-old August ‘Gus’ Lamont has been ruled out by police.

Footprint twist in search for 4yo Gus missing in Outback

The search for little Gus Lamont has so far proved fruitless, with police now fearing the worst.

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Gus vanished from an outback sheep property after last being seen playing outside a homestead. (HANDOUT/SA POLICE)

Gut-wrenching claim in search for 4yo boy Gus

A former SES volunteer involved in the search effort for four-year-old Gus Lamont has come forward with a shocking revelation.

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Gus vanished from an outback sheep property after last being seen playing outside a homestead.

Heartbreaking development in search for missing toddler Gus

Emotions have spilled over as South Australian police provided an update in the desperate operation to locate the four-year-old.

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Porch lights were left on in hopes that August Lamont is found on his isolated SA property

Touching community gesture made in hope of finding missing outback boy

South Australians have been asked to do a small act to show support for Gus’ family.

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Gus vanished from an outback sheep property after last being seen playing outside a homestead. (HANDOUT/SA POLICE)

‘We will not rest’: Search continues for missing boy

Investigators have pledged to do everything they can to solve the mysterious disappearance of a boy who apparently wandered away from an outback homestead.

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Police, ADF and volunteer searchers have a lone footprint as their only lead into the disappearance of little Gus.

Gut-wrenching update in search for little Gus

Heartbreaking conversations are taking place at a property in the South Australian outback, as the search for a missing four-year-old child enters its seventh day.

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August Lamont has been missing for nearly six days in the remote SA outback

First photo of missing boy released as outback search enters sixth day

A single footprint found on Tuesday night sparked hope, but police warn the clock is ticking.

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August Lamont has been missing since Saturday with hopes fading he may not been found alive

Incredible photo shows ‘hopeful’ discovery in hunt for boy missing in outback

It comes as the Australian Army, a specialised tracker and dozens of police cadets join the search.

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Emergency services are spending a fifth day searching for a four-year-old boy in the outback. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Footprint breakthrough in outback search for young boy

The search for a four-year-old boy at his family's remote sheep station has taken a new turn after a footprint was found within 500 metres of the homestead.

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