Overview

• South Australia Police have transitioned from an active rescue to a recovery investigation and moved management to the Missing Persons/Major Crime branch.
• Deputy Commissioner Linda Williams said a boot print found near a dam and a footprint located earlier were determined not to be connected to Gus.
• Police conducted significant night-time aerial sweeps on Friday and Saturday using an infrared-equipped drone, and analysis may take weeks.
• Despite one of the state’s largest multi-agency searches across tens of thousands of hectares, no trace such as clothing or confirmed footprints has been found.
• Officers briefed the family on the declining likelihood of survival and urged the public to rely on official updates after AI-driven misinformation circulated online.