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Police Return to Yunta Homestead as Gus Lamont Case Shifts to Missing-Persons Inquiry

Investigators report a week-long search yielded only one footprint with no evidence of abduction.

Overview

  • South Australia Police scaled back the large ground search and transferred the case to the Missing Persons Investigation Section.
  • Officers revisited the remote property to photograph the scene and speak with family as part of ongoing inquiries.
  • Authorities describe the operation as one of the state's largest, using aircraft, infrared sweeps, dogs, drones, divers and ADF support across tens of thousands of hectares.
  • Search teams found only a single child-sized footprint about 500 metres from the homestead and no hat, clothing or other trace indicating direction of travel.
  • Police say the disappearance is not considered suspicious, while community supporters left porch lights on and family friends urged an end to online conspiracy theories.