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Police provide update on missing child Gus case, 836 tips received as Task Force Horizon searches waterways after floods
Australian police provided an update on the case of missing child Gus, revealing that 836 separate pieces of information have been received. Task Force Horizon has searched over 30 kilometres of waterways exposed by recent flooding at Oak Park Station, but no new evidence has been found.
Australian police have provided a detailed update on the investigation into the disappearance of a child known as Gus, revealing that Task Force Horizon has received 836 separate pieces of information since the case began. ABC News Australia reported that this includes 527 calls to Crimestoppers, over 200 calls to the Police Communications Centre, more than 60 letters and a similar number of emails.
The search at Oak Park Station was prompted by recent weather events that exposed new areas along waterways, creek beds and washed-out terrain. Up to 17 members of Task Force Horizon and the Star Group have searched over 30 kilometres of waterways over the past three days, as well as a number of bores and wells in the vicinity. Unfortunately, no new evidence helping to locate Gus was uncovered.
This is the eleventh time that Task Force Horizon has conducted searches at Oak Park Station. The investigation continues to focus on three main possibilities: that Gus wandered off and became lost, that he was abducted or there was third-party involvement, or that there was family involvement in his disappearance.
In relation to the abduction line of inquiry, police have identified over 500 people who were in or around the area on the day Gus disappeared. Task force members have been meticulously working through the list, making individual contact with every one of those identified. This work continues as investigators return to the city.
Police urged anyone with information to continue coming forward, emphasising that every piece of information has been followed up and investigated, with some inquiries extending to interstate locations. The case remains one of the most high-profile missing persons investigations in Australia, with the community and authorities maintaining hope that answers will eventually be found.