<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police have inspected a tank and an outhouse at a nearby property in rural South Australia </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/gus-lamont-update-police-return-to-oak-park-station-in-search-for-missing-boy/7d48bf8c-b1ca-4050-ab06-1cf99fc3abd1" rel="" target="_blank" title="in a renewed search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont."><span>in a renewed search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Major crime detectives were today seen looking at a water tank and an outdoor shed at a sheep station also owned by Gus' family located about 30 kilometres west of Oak Park Station.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/gus-lamont-missing-update-police-to-provide-significant-update/d6b4b5d2-a122-4731-ac12-3c14953ed2c5" rel="" target="_blank" title="Gus was last seen playing on a mound of dirt"><span>Gus was last seen playing on a mound of dirt</span></a><span> at the family home, located about 43 kilometres south of Yunta, at 5pm on September 27.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/noosa-houseboats-queensland-man-sells-boat-for-one-dollar-after-being-forced-off-river/7a97cae6-7ce5-4509-aa07-c27922a61f5b" target="_blank"><strong><span>David sold his home for $2 after 'traumatic' new rule forced him out</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>CLIMATE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/el-nino-forecast-chances-rise-of-hot-dry-weather-system/5b14e487-185d-431b-b9f0-edb17719fead" target="_blank"><strong><span>Signs Australia could be facing hot, dry El Nino in 2026</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A cadaver dog was brought in from NSW to assist search efforts.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The dog was taken into a shearing shed and to an area that police said had been laid with freshly-poured concrete in the months following Gus' disappearance.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/gus-lamont-update-police-search-outhouse-and-tank-in-renewed-search-for-evidence-oak-park-station/023373db-e081-4ad9-bf49-bb3d8b5e5e78" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Helicopters were also used to drop officers at specific locations, including mine shafts which had been identified using artificial intelligence (AI) mapping.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Task Force Horizon detectives returned to the home yesterday as part of a fresh two-day search for evidence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The search is expected to end today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>No evidence of Gus has been uncovered at any of the search sites.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There is no suggestion the sheep station is linked to Gus' disappearance.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A full-scale ground and air search of the property and the surrounding area was launched after Gus went missing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police have returned to the area multiple times.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Today's search comes after police yesterday charged Gus' 75-year-old grandparent Josie Murray with firearms offences but have maintained the charges are not linked to the toddler's disappearance.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Murray was bailed to appear in the Peterborough Magistrates Court on May 6.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LATEST:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-shot-at-greenacre-in-serious-condition/173b8be1-7955-4fd9-969a-0cc2618222e6" target="_blank"><strong><span>NRL premiership winner identified as victim in Sydney drive-by shooting</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Detective Inspector Andrew Macrae said the firearms charges were not related to the disappearance of Gus or a previous incident at Oak Park Station in October involving media attending the property.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police earlier this month confirmed a person with close ties to the household, who is not one of Gus' parents, had been speaking with detectives but then allegedly "withdrew cooperation" and has since been identified as a suspect.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Gus' disappearance is now being considered a major crime.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Josie Murray and Gus' other grandparent Shannon Murray released a statement through their lawyers, saying they were "absolutely devastated" by SA Police's statement on February 6.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are absolutely devastated by the media release of SAPOL Major Crime," the statement read.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>WORLD:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/australian-citizens-with-alleged-is-ties-depart-syrias-roj-camp-for-repatriation/c0a6d761-598e-4a1a-8cbd-9cb6891cd6e0" target="_blank"><strong><span>Australians with alleged IS ties turned back after leaving Syrian camp</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The family has cooperated fully with the investigation and want nothing more than to find Gus and reunite him with his mum and dad."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The lawyers also indicated they will not be making any further comments.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There is no suggestion Josie or Shannon Murray are involved in the disappearance of Gus and it is not unusual for anyone linked to an investigation to seek out legal advice.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 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