Gus Lamont’s parents make emotional plea as $1m reward offered for information about disappearance
The parents of four-year-old Gus Lamont have issued an emotional plea for information regarding his disappearance from their South Australian farm nearly a year ago. Authorities have announced a $1 million reward to encourage public assistance in the cold case.
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High-profile rewards in missing persons cases are critical tools for law enforcement to generate new leads in stalled investigations.
Four-year-old Gus Lamont, who was reported missing in late September 2025 from his family's farm near Yunta, north of Adelaide./Getty Images Four-year-old Gus Lamont, who was reported missing in late September 2025 from his family's farm near Yunta, north of Adelaide./Getty Images Australia news Gus Lamont’s parents make emotional plea as $1m reward offered for information about disappearance No trace of Gus has been found since he went missing from his family’s South Australian farm on 27 September last year
Prefer the Guardian on Google The parents of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont have made an emotional plea for any information about their “unique little boy” as authorities offered a $1 million reward over the disappearance.
No trace of Gus has been found since he went missing from his family’s enormous sheep farm in the South Australian outback almost a year ago.
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