Divers are called in to comb crocodile-infested lagoon as search for missing two-year-old boy Ruben enters its third day
- Divers are now helping in the desperate search for a missing two-year-old boy
- Ruben Scott, 2, wandered off on a remote property in Far North Queensland
- His mother, Natasha Scott, posted a frantic Facebook post on Wednesday
- The boy was last seen on a rural cattle station in Maramie, on Tuesday at 5pm
- Concerns for the youngster are growing because crocodiles live in the area
- Nearby Mitchell and Alice Rivers are 'the home' of crocodiles and bull sharks
Police divers are now helping in the desperate search for a toddler who vanished from a remote crocodile-infested area three days ago.
Ruben Scott, two, was last seen near the 170,000ha Koolatah Station homestead, on the western side of Cape York Peninsula, about 5pm on Tuesday.
The boy wandered off while in the care of his relatives, who have been desperately searching for him since.
The homestead sits on the back of a lagoon that's a known crocodile habitat.
Divers are now helping in the desperate search for Ruben Scott (pictured with his grandmother) who vanished from a remote crocodile-infested area
The missing toddler Ruben Scott (pictured with mother Natasha Scott) was last seen near the Koolatah Station homestead on the western side of Cape York Peninsula at 5pm on Tuesday
The boy's mother, Natasha Scott, posted a frantic Facebook message as the search for the two-year-old resumed at first light on Thursday.
'As people may know my little Ruby has gone missing,' she wrote to Facebook.
'I last saw him at 5:44 yesterday afternoon. I have every person that can help helping to find him. I understand all you guys are shocked and worried but please, try to hold back from messaging me.'
'I'm trying to organise heaps of things to help find him and am trying to hold myself together. I thank and appreciate all you guys are doing for us, the shares help.'
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Police divers are now helping in the search for the two-year-old while crews on foot continue to scour dense bushland on the Koolatah Station.
If the little boy is still alive, he's now spent two nights alone in the bush after wandering away from his home on Tuesday afternoon.
Private helicopters and drones are also supporting the search of the 170,000-hectare station.
The grandmother of the toddler has also shared a heartbreaking post, urging relatives and friends of the family to stay strong.
The missing toddler (pictured) wandered off while in the care of his relatives, who have been desperately searching for him since
The little boy's mum, Natasha Scott, said her son (pictured) is the 'greatest person ever'
'We have to try and stay strong, love you so much xx', the boy's grandmother Wendy Scott has shared on Facebook on Wednesday.
An outpouring of support has been flooding in from heartbroken friends and family as search crews scour the area.
'Come home baby please Aunty Reesey misses you we all miss you,' his aunt Cherese Scott wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.
'We want our Ruby home safe and sound.'
Ms Scott asked for anyone with information to contact police hours after his disappearance.
Emergency crews, including cattle station crews and graziers with private helicopters, spent Wednesday scouring the rugged terrain for the child, but stopped the search at dusk.
Volunteers (pictured) on the ground and helicopters and drones above have been frantically searching for the boy since Tuesday
Koolatah station sits on the back of a lagoon (pictured) and is surrounded by a fenced-off yard, big shady trees and nearby cattle yards
The little boy's mother said her son is the 'greatest person ever'.
'Life's complete with you and your smile,' she wrote alongside a picture of the smiling little boy in July.
Far North SES regional director Wayne Coutts told the Courier Mail six of their most experienced volunteers have been sent to the station to help in the search.
Koolatah Station is sandwiched between the Alice and Mitchell Rivers with swamps, creeks and waterholes across the land. The area is a known crocodile habitat.
Volunteers on the ground and above in helicopters have been frantically searching for the boy since Tuesday.
'We're doing everything we can to find this young fellow,' Cape York police Inspector Mark Henderson told The Cairns Post.
'It is challenging in such remote country.'
Temperatures fell as low as 19C overnight, raising concerns for the boy's welfare (pictured: the region where Reuben went missing)
The station has 50 kilometres of frontage along the Alice River and 30 kilometres of frontage along the Mitchell River
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