A FOUR-year-old boy who went missing in the Australian outback has been pictured for the first time as the search enters its sixth day.

August "Gus" Lamont, disappeared from his grandparents' remote property on Saturday, only leaving behind a single footprint.

Police explained the rescue operation was now in the "recovery phase", with authorities saying it was unrealistic for the boy to survive six days in the wilderness.

The boy was last seen at the homestead about 30km south of Yunta.

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