A survivalist has claimed a little boy who vanished from his family's sprawling sheep station five days ago may still be alive because of his upbringing on a farm.
The frantic search continues for four-year-old August Lamont, also known as Gus, who was last seen playing in sand near the remote property, roughly 40km south of Yunta in South Australia's Mid North, at about 5pm on Saturday.
A specialist tracker and Australian Defence personnel have been deployed after a child's footprint discovered 500m from the property's homestead sparked renewed hope.
Survivalist and Alone Australia Season one runner-up Michael Atkinson believes Gus is still alive and urged emergency responders to continue the search until the boy is found.
The former ADF pilot pointed out that, having grown up on the property, Gus would be comfortable in his surroundings, adding that farm kids are often more resilient.
