Overview

• Police confirmed the operation has shifted to a recovery posture on day six, citing the time the child has been exposed to the elements and the lack of new clues.
• About 48 Australian Defence Force personnel deployed on Thursday morning to reinforce ground teams that include police cadets, SES crews, mounted officers, divers, dogs, drones, helicopters and a specialist tracker.
• The only physical trace is a child-sized boot print about 500 metres from the homestead that matches Gus’s footwear, though police say its age is uncertain and no additional tracks have been found.
• Investigators say there is no indication of abduction or suspicious activity, with searches concentrated on the family’s remote property south of Yunta and expanded to higher-probability areas.
• A photo of Gus was released on Thursday to aid the search, as his family asks for privacy and authorities urge anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.