Overview
- South Australia Police ended the latest ground operation on Friday without finding evidence of the boy who vanished near Yunta on September 27.
- Police said the push was not triggered by new information and there is nothing to suggest foul play.
- The effort was among the state's largest, drawing SA Police, dozens of ADF personnel, SES volunteers, trackers, helicopters and infrared-capable drones.
- Search teams covered more than 470 square kilometres initially and about 95 square kilometres on foot this week within a 5.5 km radius, facing extreme heat, wind and rugged terrain.
- Investigators reported only one early footprint near the homestead and later determined a separate boot print was unrelated, as Taskforce Horizon now reviews leads and considers further searches while urging the public to ignore false AI-generated posts.