August was last seen on SaturdayHe's gone missing on an outback propertyREAD MORE: Desperate search is launched for missing tourist in Bali By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 23:32 BST, 28 September 2025 | Updated: 00:08 BST, 29 September 2025
A four-year-old boy has vanished without a trace in South Australia.August, also known as Gus, went missing from his isolated homestead roughly 40km south of Yunta, in the state's mid-north, at about 5pm on Saturday.He has long, curly blonde hair and was last seen wearing a grey sunhat, blue long-sleeved shirt with a Minion picture on the front, light grey pants and boots.The search, which has included overnight infrared camera sweeps and drone inspections, is now being broadened.Water Operations police will attend the property on Monday morning to search nearby dams and water tanks.'Police completed an extensive ground search yesterday [Sunday] with assistance of SES volunteers and utilising trail bikes, ATVs and a drone covering a 2.5km radius search area from where Gus was last seen,' South Australia Police said in a statement.Temperatures are expected to reach 29C in Yunta with a dry thunderstorm possible in the evening.'It's looking to be pretty dry with some strong, gusty winds from the north,' Weatherzone meteorologist Maryam Al-Ansari said. August, aged four, has gone missing from a property near Yunta (pictured, Yunta surrounds)'There's also a chance of a dry thunderstorm as the sun goes down - so a thunderstorm with lightning but no rain.' South Australia Police have not released photos of Gus as per his family's wishes. Anyone with information that may assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
