{"id":24632,"date":"2026-02-24T06:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=24632"},"modified":"2026-02-24T06:46:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:46:01","slug":"gus-lamonts-parents-appeal-to-public-for-information-and-say-every-moment-without-him-is-unbearable-south-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=24632","title":{"rendered":"Gus Lamont\u2019s parents appeal to public for information and say \u2018every moment without him is unbearable\u2019 | South Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The parents of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont say their \u201clives have been shattered\u201d as they appeal to the public for any information that could help find him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Gus \u2013 also known as Angus \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/nov\/29\/four-year-old-gus-lamont-disappeared-from-his-homestead-into-the-australian-outback-two-months-on-questions-remain\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">went missing<\/a> from his family\u2019s sheep station in outback South Australia on 27 September last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">South Australian police initially believed he had wandered off, but after multiple extensive searches, police announced on 5 February that the case was now considered a major crime, and that they had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/feb\/05\/gus-lamont-disappearance-four-year-old-outback-major-crime-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">identified an alleged suspect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Police said the suspect was someone who lived with Gus at Oak Park station although they emphasised it was not one of his parents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a statement on Tuesday, Gus\u2019s parents Josh and Jess released another photograph of Gus and a short video of him on a bike.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"599a7618-16f4-4d55-8fa2-0eb837ce3bd3\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.YoutubeBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><gu-island name=\"YoutubeBlockComponent\" priority=\"critical\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;b2813efc-0943-44a9-af0e-2b8bcff41c46&quot;,&quot;assetId&quot;:&quot;LyS4os5j7is&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:5,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;isMainMedia&quot;:false,&quot;expired&quot;:false,&quot;posterImage&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/media.guim.co.uk\/428aa191ad722d684c174981d11d2761f14ddf0e\/0_257_1404_790\/1404.jpg&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:17,&quot;mediaTitle&quot;:&quot;Gus Lamont's parents release video of missing four-year-old riding his balance bike \u2013 video&quot;,&quot;origin&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com&quot;,&quot;stickyVideos&quot;:false,&quot;enableAds&quot;:true,&quot;iconSizeOnDesktop&quot;:&quot;large&quot;,&quot;iconSizeOnMobile&quot;:&quot;large&quot;,&quot;hidePillOnMobile&quot;:false}\"><\/p>\n<div data-chromatic=\"ignore\">\n<div data-component=\"youtube-atom\" data-atom-id=\"b2813efc-0943-44a9-af0e-2b8bcff41c46\" data-video-id=\"LyS4os5j7is\" data-video-unique-id=\"LyS4os5j7is-5\">\n<div data-testid=\"youtube-sticky-LyS4os5j7is-5\" data-is-sticky=\"false\" class=\"dcr-0\">\n<div class=\"dcr-0\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1ykam5j\">\n<div data-format-theme=\"0\" data-format-design=\"0\" data-format-display=\"0\" class=\"dcr-xnfsyx\"><button data-testid=\"youtube-overlay-LyS4os5j7is-5\" aria-label=\"Play video: Gus Lamont's parents release video of missing four-year-old riding his balance bike \u2013 video\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-rvfwnd\"><picture itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/428aa191ad722d684c174981d11d2761f14ddf0e\/0_257_1404_790\/1404.jpg?width=620&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" media=\"(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/428aa191ad722d684c174981d11d2761f14ddf0e\/0_257_1404_790\/1404.jpg?width=620&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" media=\"(min-width: 980px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/428aa191ad722d684c174981d11d2761f14ddf0e\/0_257_1404_790\/1404.jpg?width=700&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" media=\"(min-width: 740px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 740px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/428aa191ad722d684c174981d11d2761f14ddf0e\/0_257_1404_790\/1404.jpg?width=700&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" media=\"(min-width: 740px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/428aa191ad722d684c174981d11d2761f14ddf0e\/0_257_1404_790\/1404.jpg?width=620&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/428aa191ad722d684c174981d11d2761f14ddf0e\/0_257_1404_790\/1404.jpg?width=620&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/428aa191ad722d684c174981d11d2761f14ddf0e\/0_257_1404_790\/1404.jpg?width=645&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/428aa191ad722d684c174981d11d2761f14ddf0e\/0_257_1404_790\/1404.jpg?width=645&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/428aa191ad722d684c174981d11d2761f14ddf0e\/0_257_1404_790\/1404.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/428aa191ad722d684c174981d11d2761f14ddf0e\/0_257_1404_790\/1404.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Gus Lamont's parents release video of missing four-year-old riding his balance bike \u2013 video\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/428aa191ad722d684c174981d11d2761f14ddf0e\/0_257_1404_790\/1404.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" height=\"259\" width=\"460\" class=\"dcr-1qi2at0\"\/><\/picture><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1alawo7\"><svg width=\"36\" height=\"23\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 23\"><path d=\"M3.2 0l-3.2 3.3v16.4l3.3 3.3h18.7v-23h-18.8m30.4 1l-8.6 8v5l8.6 8h2.4v-21h-2.4\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Gus Lamont&#8217;s parents release video of missing four-year-old riding his balance bike \u2013 video<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWe are united in our grief, and we are united in our search for answers about what happened to our little boy, Gus, who means everything to us,\u201d they said in a statement issued by SA police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cOur lives have been shattered, and every moment without him is unbearable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWe know someone out there may have information. If someone knows what happened, we are pleading with that person \u2013 or anyone who may have seen or heard anything \u2013 to please come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cEven the smallest detail could give us the answers we so desperately need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">They also thanked everyone who had been involved in the search, and \u201cthe friends, family and supporters who have shown such compassion, concern and assistance during this heartbreaking time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cYour kindness has helped carry us through the darkest days of our lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cAll we want is to bring Gus home and understand what happened to our beautiful boy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"InteractiveBlockComponent\" priority=\"critical\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/uploader\/embed\/2026\/02\/archive-zip\/giv-32554VA9MxFtlYjf8\/&quot;,&quot;scriptUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/embed\/iframe-wrapper\/0.1\/boot.js&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Location of Yunta&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;7544173a-00e9-47c7-8267-29e5e00bb576&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Location of Yunta&quot;,&quot;isMainMedia&quot;:false}\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\"><\/p>\n<figure id=\"7544173a-00e9-47c7-8267-29e5e00bb576\" class=\"element element-interactive element--inline element-inline dcr-w422y2\" data-alt=\"Location of Yunta\" data-testid=\"interactive-element-Location%20of%20Yunta\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\"><a data-name=\"placeholder\" href=\"https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/uploader\/embed\/2026\/02\/archive-zip\/giv-32554VA9MxFtlYjf8\/\" class=\"dcr-1eupayo\">Location of Yunta<\/a><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Location of Yunta<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Oak Park station is near Yunta, about 300km inland from Adelaide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Gus was playing outside at 5pm on 27 September. When his grandmother went to call him inside half an hour later he was gone, police were told.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He was wearing a blue T-shirt with a yellow Minion on the front, a grey sun hat over his blond curls, light-grey pants and boots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed&amp;CMP=emailbutton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Sign up: AU Breaking News email<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><gu-island name=\"EmailSignUpWrapper\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;index&quot;:18,&quot;listId&quot;:6048,&quot;identityName&quot;:&quot;breaking-news-australia&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Get the most important news as it breaks&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Breaking News Australia&quot;,&quot;frequency&quot;:&quot;When needed&quot;,&quot;successDescription&quot;:&quot;We'll send you Breaking News Australia when needed.&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;idApiUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/idapi.theguardian.com&quot;,&quot;hideNewsletterSignupComponentForSubscribers&quot;:true}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Drones, divers and dogs joined teams of volunteers, police, emergency services and defence force personnel to search the 60,000-hectare property. As the search went on, hope of finding Gus alive dwindled, and in early October police prepared the family for the news that he may not have survived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Police have said throughout that there was no evidence of foul play but that nothing could be ruled out and that the family was cooperating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">But on 5 February, Det Supt Darren Fielke, the officer in charge of major crime, said police now thought it unlikely Gus had wandered off or that he had been abducted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He said police had \u201cidentified a number of inconsistencies and discrepancies\u201d in the information they had been given and that one person who lives at Oak Park station was no longer cooperating and was considered a suspect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Police had seized a vehicle, a motorbike and electronic devices from the property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Gus\u2019s two grandmothers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/feb\/06\/gus-lamonts-south-australia-devastated-grandmothers-hire-lawyers-after-police-declare-disappearance-a-major-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">released a joint statement<\/a> via their lawyers saying the family has \u201ccooperated fully with the investigation and want nothing more than to find Gus and reunite him with his mum and dad\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">On 16 February, police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/feb\/16\/gus-lamont-update-south-australia-police-search-home-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">arrested a 75-year-old<\/a> on unrelated firearm offences, and said the charges stemmed from a previous search at Oak Park station but were not related to Gus\u2019s disappearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">At that point, detectives from Taskforce Horizon returned to the property to continue searching for more evidence but did not uncover anything. The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Fielke said the police would \u201ccontinue to thoroughly and meticulously investigate the disappearance of Gus until we get an outcome\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Anyone with information should contact<a href=\"https:\/\/crimestopperssa.com.au\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"> Crime Stoppers<\/a> on 1800 333 000.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"56232dd5-bd96-4ce2-b3ce-aaa4c9d91b75\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.EmbedBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><gu-island name=\"UnsafeEmbedBlockComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;script src=\\&quot;https:\/\/uploads.guim.co.uk\/2025\/01\/21\/article-button.js\\&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;pointer&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:29,&quot;isTracking&quot;:false,&quot;isMainMedia&quot;:false,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;The Guardian&quot;,&quot;sourceDomain&quot;:&quot;uploads.guim.co.uk&quot;}\"><iframe class=\"js-embed__iframe dcr-uzb1jv\" title=\"pointer\" name=\"unsafe-embed-29\" data-testid=\"embed-block\" srcdoc=\"&lt;script src=&quot;https:\/\/uploads.guim.co.uk\/2025\/01\/21\/article-button.js&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt;&#10;            &lt;script src=&quot;https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/libs\/iframe-messenger\/iframeMessenger.js&quot;&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;&#10;            &lt;gu-script&gt;iframeMessenger.enableAutoResize();&lt;\/gu-script&gt;\"><\/iframe><\/gu-island><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>#Gus #Lamonts #parents #appeal #public #information #moment #unbearable #South #Australia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The parents of missing four-ye&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24632"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}