Overview

• August “Gus,” 4, was last seen around 5 p.m. Saturday on his grandparents’ farm about 40 kilometers south of Yunta.
• South Australia Police are deploying divers to check tanks and dams, helicopters with infrared, sniffer dogs, drones, off-road vehicles, and mounted units.
• Investigators say there is no evidence of criminal involvement and consider the sparsely populated setting consistent with a child who became lost.
• Falling night temperatures near six degrees and local hazards, including venomous snakes, heighten the urgency of the multi-day operation.
• The family requested that no photos be released, and the case has drawn national attention with the prime minister offering public support.