Man missing in NT outback found alive

A man missing in the Northern Territory outback for several days after his car broke down has been found alive.

The 27-year-old had been travelling with a woman on an unmaintained track between Mataranka and Beswick, more than 400km southeast of Darwin, early last week.

After their car broke down about 12 kilometres south of Beswick the pair tried to walk to the town.

The woman arrived, in poor physical condition, but the man did not.

Police say he was found on Monday about 40 kilometres north of the Mataranka township.

"At this time, it appears that the man walked to this location unassisted, using cattle station fence lines and seldom-used tracks," police said in a statement.

"It is understood he's survived by drinking from natural water sources and station bores and troughs."

The man is being assessed for dehydration and heat exposure at Katherine District Hospital.