The search has become one of the largest in South Australia’s recent history – a desperate mission fueled by hope and heartbreak. Friends, family, and rescuers refuses to give up, believing the little boy may have wandered off in the cooler evening hours “because of the heat and flies” during the day.

Other locals fear that little Gus may have wandered into one of the area’s many hidden hazards — including old, unmarked mine shafts or wells.

Some of these century-old relics, left over from gold rushes and livestock operations, are nearly invisible amid