Police have returned to Oak Park Station for a second day, as part of their renewed search for evidence in the disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont
Recent heavy rainfall has prompted the three-day operation, with major crime detectives and specialist STAR Group officers returning to the South Australian property on Wednesday.
Investigators are looking into “numerous locations” across the property, with waterways and creek beds a part of the focus.
“The searching has resumed to take advantage of opportunities that may have arisen as a result of recent heavy rains on the property,” police said in a statement.
Gus disappeared almost eight months ago, and was last seen outside his family property near Yunta about 5pm on September 27.
The operation marks the latest search for the boy, with investigators previously returning to the property on March 11 following similar rainfall, but no evidence was uncovered.
SA Police described the search as one of the state’s “largest, most intensive and most protracted” searches, involving officers, Aboriginal trackers and drones searching the area.
In February, detectives said they no longer believed Gus “wandered off” or had “been abducted”.
Police will continue to provide updates as investigations continue.
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