Augustus “Gus” Lamont was last seen on September 27, playing on a mound of dirt near his family’s sheep station, deep in the Australian Outback.
According to reports, the 4-year-old had been left alone for about half an hour before his grandmother went to call him inside — but he was gone.
Since then, a frantic search has gripped the nation, with all of Australia holding its breath as rescuers race against time to find the missing boy.
Locals fear
Four-year-old August “Gus” Lamont is still missing after he was last spotted playing outside his family’s Oak Park Station property, roughly 25 miles south of Yunta in South Australia, on September 27.