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Scaling Back, Holding On 🕯️ | Search for Gus

What’s new & the shift
• After a week of intensive searching covering more than 470 km² involving police, volunteers, ADF, drones, trackers and more, authorities are now scaling back the active search for 4-year-old Gus. 
• The search is now in a recovery phase, as hopes for a miracle outcome fade. Senior police say no significant clue beyond a footprint has been confirmed, and must focus resources. 

What led to this decision
• A footprint matching Gus’s boot was found ~500 m from the homestead but is not definitively recent. 
• No other tangible traces — hat, clothing, personal items — have been recovered, which is highly unusual in searches this scale. 
• Officials say they have exhausted feasible areas of search and cannot safely continue spreading resources without stronger leads. 

Background & what’s at stake
• Gus disappeared from Oak Park Station, about 40 km south of Yunta in South Australia, around 5 pm on Saturday, wearing a grey hat, cobalt blue Minion T-shirt, light grey pants and boots. 
• The terrain is remote, harsh, with heat, scarce water and scrub — survival chances drop rapidly with time. 
• The family has released a photo to assist searches, asked for privacy, while community and authorities kept pushing until now. 

What to watch next
• Whether any new leads or tips emerge that reignite active search zones
• How investigators shift to forensic, tracking, or historical data analysis in recovery mode
• Whether public or private efforts (e.g. volunteers, media tips) contribute new evidence
• The emotional and public response — how the community, family, and media handle this heartbreaking transition

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