Overview

• Assistant Police Commissioner Ian Parrott said it is unlikely Gus will be found alive as the operation transitions from rescue to a recovery-focused missing persons investigation.
• The weeklong, multi-agency search involved police, SES, specialist units and about 50 Australian Defence Force personnel, with ADF support stood down as efforts are scaled back.
• A single child-sized footprint about 500 metres from the homestead remains the only tangible clue, though police say it could predate the disappearance and no corroborating tracks were found.
• Investigators say there is no evidence of abduction and continue to work on the theory the four-year-old wandered from the remote property south of Yunta.
• After releasing a photo of Gus, police asked the public to provide only factual information helpful to the investigation as tip lines were flooded with opinions.