Updates On Missing Outback Child Gus Lamont
Gus Lamont is just four years old, and he disappeared almost without a trace in late September. Since then, plenty of clickbait posts about the kid, who lives in the Outback in Australia, have arrived across social media. But mainstream news is picking up on the story, and this week, an update arrived.
The Initial Disappearance
On October 15, TV Talk, who describe themselves as “the home of common sense” when it comes to media reporting, gave folks an update. Probably, it’s a good thing, as across social media, conspiracy theories are popping up, pointing to everything from alien abduction to child trafficking. Still, Gus Lamont remains missing, and it definitely seems suspicious.
The story goes that Gus was home with his grandma when he was last seen playing in a pile of red sand. The other grandparent wasn’t there but arrived back later that night. Despite noticing the kid had disappeared after about half an hour, nobody notified the police about the missing child until about 8 PM that night.
Extensive Searches
The dad of Gus doesn’t live on the sheep station that lies about 40 kilometres south of Yunta. And, it’s not clear where his mom is. Anyway, the grandparents made the decision that they didn’t want to involve the entire community in a search. However, police got involved and searched for days.
Eventually, something happened that many observers felt should have happened on day one: an Aboriginal tracker was brought in. However, only one footprint was found, about 500 meters from the homestead.
Scaling Back After Long Search Period
Helicopters, EMS teams, police parties, and others joined in the search. They checked old mine shafts, ponds, outbuildings, and more. Eventually, the police decided it was time to scale back the search efforts for the missing child. It’s as if he simply flew away into the sky. And, many folks opine that a big eagle could have snatched him.
In their report, TV Talk reminded viewers about the updates as they happened. The producer, Samara Gill, who knows the outback, was able to provide some insight. She told Kevin O’Sullivan that “Australia’s outback can be very beautiful but very merciless.”
She added, “I knew quite a few people that lived in those sort of desolate lands where all you can see is just barren earth for miles and miles and miles.”
She went on to explain the eerie nature of the situation, noting, “This is where this boy has been lost and this is where this really takes place. It’s quite eerie. It’s quite a creepy environment if you think about it.”
Two And A Half Weeks – Grim Outlook
Talking about the family’s ordeal, she said, “I just think of the sun sort of setting on that dark desert and the family not seeing their son and him still being lost.”
Finally, she addressed the timeline and official outlook. “I mean, it’s been about two weeks now… two and a half weeks,” she clarified. “And the police are saying, you know, we it’s pretty unlikely that when we do find him, if we ever do, that he’ll be alive.”
Is There Still Hope?
The report covered the fact that the missing child probably wasn’t taken by a predatory animal because searchers noted the absence of birds that might gather near a carcass. Additionally, theories of kidnapping seemed ruled out because the property is “18 miles” away from the nearest road. Plus, it’s about “50 miles” away from the nearest settlement.
Returning to the footprint and the searches, Gus Lamont doesn’t seem to be on the property anywhere. And, that’s a head-scratcher. Theories about dingoes eating babies re-arose. Talking about hope that Gus might be alive raised some family problems.
The producer said:
You’re probably not going to like this theory…but there were a lot of internal issues within that family. Now, his grandmother is transgender. I guess she was formerly his grandfather. Now, that’s not a problem. That isn’t, you know, why she could be the kidnapper…”
Well, why is that relevant? Apparently, Gus Lamont’s dad, Joshua, had a big sort of falling out with the grandmother. So, there’s a “family…feud.”
More About The Strange Circumstances
Citing Joshua, Samara noted that he said, “I don’t want my child going out on that barren land because we it’s dangerous and we don’t know where he could wander off to.”
Tying it in with the delayed search and the behavior that seemed strange by Grandma Josie, Samara noted that Josie said, “We are dealing with this as a family.” And then the family had put out a statement saying, “We urge volunteers to stay away from the property and not help with the search.”
Unsurprisingly, a lot of people feel as if that seems to be very strange. Nevertheless, if it is part of dysfunctional family problems, at least Gus Lamont might not be dead.
However, for now, the mystery of what happened to little Gus remains just that. There’s no evidence of his body being found, and no evidence for now, that a crime had been committed.
Check back with us often as we will keep you updated on the story about the missing child in the Australian Outback. In the meantime, let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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