Gus went missing from his family's sheep station in South Australia on Saturday afternoon. Photo: PR IMAGE PHOTO

The likelihood of finding a little boy lost in the outback is fading as family and searchers cling to hopes he has found shelter and is waiting to be rescued.

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Defence personnel have joined the search for the four-year-old who has not been seen for almost a week.

August, known as Gus, went missing from his family's sheep station in the remote South Australian mid-north on Saturday afternoon.

The only trace found of the preschooler is a tiny footprint in the dirt about 50

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