Overview

• Assistant Commissioner Ian Parrott said the week-long effort found no significant evidence within the search area and that survival is now considered unlikely.
• Australian Defence Force support and other resources were stood down as police move from a rescue effort to a longer-term inquiry.
• The only potential clue remains a single footprint about 500 metres from the homestead, which investigators now say could pre‑date the disappearance.
• Authorities report no clothing or other traces were located despite one of South Australia’s largest multi‑agency searches using trackers, dogs, drones, aircraft and divers.
• Police say available information indicates Gus likely wandered from the property, with no evidence of abduction, as inquiries and family liaison continue.