Renewed search for missing 4-year-old Gus ends with no evidence found

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Police in South Australia have concluded their search for missing four-year-old Gus who was last seen almost three weeks ago. No new evidence has been found in the expanded search.

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00:00Friday marks the fourth and final day of an extensive renewed search for little Gus.

00:07About 80 Australian Defence Force personnel, along with SA police officers and SES volunteers,

00:13spent the morning combing through the scrub in four search areas.

00:17It's been nearly three weeks since four-year-old Gus went missing near his family's homestead on this rural property south of Yunter.

00:24Since then, the only sign of the little boy was found three days after he disappeared.

00:29A single footprint about 500 metres from the homestead, which police said was a similar boot pattern to what Gus had been wearing.

00:37A second search for the boy started on Tuesday, expanding beyond that initial search radius of 470 square kilometres.

00:45This week, authorities have faced scorching, dry and windy conditions, as well as rapidly deteriorating access routes.

00:52Crews have been walking about 25 kilometres each day.

00:56SA police commissioner Grant Stephens had previously vowed to leave no stone unturned in the search for little Gus.

01:03But with no new evidence found, SA police have ended their search at the property.

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