A four -year -old boy disappeared Australian Outback On Saturday afternoon, the police is painted for the first time as dozens of military personnel joined the desperate search, now on its sixth day.
About 50 Australian Defense Force The personnel on Thursday helped comb an area about 25 miles south of the southern city of Yanta, where August, known as “Gus”, was last seen by her grandmother, who was playing at her home over the weekend.
“We are going to walk for the next few days, we There is still a police helicopterWe still have the discovery on the search, hoping that the Gus has crawled into a hole somewhere and is still hanging there, “Superintendent Mark Serus said on Thursday.
He admitted what the officials called the “recovery phase” and prepared the family in the worst way.
Officials on Tuesday found a shoe print about 500 meters from the property. He said that it was a “similar” pattern for shoes when he went missing. The police also admitted that it could “be a week”.
“We are just careful that we do not focus all our attention on that one small clue,” Siras said. “We are still to see the big picture and continue to look at the areas where he could possibly go.”
“A four -year -old boy, they don’t just disappear in thin air,” they admitted, “our job is how he has gone and once we find those small clues, it gives an idea.”
After the discovery of the footprint, the search teams focused on the sheep’s house, but no further clues were found.
Without a lead, he said that he would expand the search beyond the perimeter of 2.5 kilometers of the house. Yanta is about 170 miles northeast of the state capital Adelaide.
Police cadets, state emergency service volunteers, a tribal tracker and family members have been involved in search in the days since the disappearance.
The family said earlier this week that they were struggling to understand what has happened “.
In a statement shared by the police, he said: “We have been destroyed by the disappearance of our beloved gass on Saturday afternoon. It has come as a setback for our family and friends, and we are struggling to understand what has happened.
“The absence of the gass is felt in all of us, and we can remember him that can express words. Our hearts are hurting, and we are hoping that he will find and will safely return to us.
“We are incredibly grateful to South Australia Police, emergency services and many organizations and community members, neighbors and friends, who have come together to help find the gus.
“At this time, we ask for privacy as we focus on supporting all our energy and working closely with the police.”
Gas was last seen playing in the sand at 5 pm on Saturday. He was last seen wearing a gray sun hat, a cobalt blue T-shirt, with a yellow ‘minion’ character, light brown long pants and shoes, police said, saying that he was curly, blonde hair.
York Mid North Police is leading the discovery, in which the Star Group, Water and Mounted Operations Units, Pollier and Dog Operations are supported by specialist resources.
The police keeps urging any person who can have information who can help in search to contact crime stoppers. www.crimestopperssa.com.au Or call 1800 333 000, quote reference #250513.