Emotions have spilled over as South Australian police made the difficult call to abandon the ground search for missing toddler Gus Lamont.

In news no one wanted to hear, the case is now being handed over to the major crime squad, who will now manage the ongoing investigation.

The nation has held its collective breath as hundreds of emergency services personnel, ADF soldiers and volunteers combed the outback after the four-year-old reportedly wandered away from his grandparents’ Yunta sheep farm over a week ago.

Extensive searches using drones and helicopters failed to find a trace of the child, other than a lone footprint, with police calling off the search on Sunday.

“From the time Gus was reported missing to police, missing person investigation section, which is part of major crime i

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