Gus Lamont: Police return to Oak Park Station as they continue search for evidence on boy’s disappearance

Police have returned to the last place little Gus Lamont was seen before he went missing in September, in the hope of turning up vital evidence.

On Wednesday, South Australia Police revealed officers were once again at Oak Park Station as they continued the investigation into the mysterious disappearance of the four-year-old.

“Task Force Horizon members will be searching several locations on the property for evidence in the case,” a police statement read.

“An update will be provided as the investigations continue.”

Gus’ disappearance was declared a major crime in early February after exhaustive searches failed to find any clues as to his whereabouts.

He was last seen on September 27 at Oak Park Station, his family’s Yunta property.

Police were told that at 5.30pm when his grandmother tried to call him inside, the boy had vanished.

On February 5, detective superintendent Darren Fielke confirmed that investigators “don’t believe, now, that Gus is alive”.

“This is one of three investigation options that have been explored by the members attached to Taskforce Horizon,” he said.

“The other two investigation options are focused on Gus being abducted (by an unknown person) from Oak Park Station, or whether someone known to him was involved in his disappearance and suspected death.”

Police have ruled out his parents as being involved in his disappearance.

Last week, Gus’ grandparents responded to police claims that two family members are “not co-operating” with investigators.

On Wednesday, South Australia police said two family members of the missing boy were not cooperating with investigators.

“We can confirm that two family members are only communicating via their legal representatives,” a police spokesperson said. “We are unable to comment any further.”

Andrew Ey, the lawyer representing Gus’ grandmother Josie Murray, was asked by The Advertiser if his client had anything to say on the matter.

According to that masthead, Mr Ey said “there’s no further comment at this stage”.

Casey Isaacs, the lawyer of Gus’ grandmother Shannon Murray, said she “is co-operating through her solicitor”.

In the weeks following his disappearance, a 94 sq km radius around the Oak Park Station property was scoured by all available emergency services, SES, the ADF, and an army of volunteers in addition to aerial searches conducted by drones and helicopters.

Anyone with any information on Gus Lamont’s disappearance is urged to contact Crime stoppers 1800 333 000.