Couple missing in outback WA don't seem to need help, police say

Police say a couple who triggered a search when they failed to return from a camping trip in outback Western Australia appear to be fine.

Ena Melville, 62, and Douglas Sims, 68, have not been heard from since Monday, September 30.

They were travelling in a grey Toyota Prado towing a camping trailer and were last believed to be near Warburton, a community of about 500 more than 1200 kilometres north-west of Perth.

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This afternoon, officers in the Police Air Wing spotted them during a search of an area about 130 kilometres south of Warburton.

"They did not appear to be in distress or in need of assistance; however, this cannot be confirmed as officers were unable to communicate with them," police said.

Warburton police officers were headed to the spot where Melville and Sims were found to carry out a welfare check.

Family had held grave concerns for their welfare as the pair were due to return home to the Margaret River on Sunday.

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Warburton is a remote Aboriginal community located south of the Gibson Desert and is so remote it's significantly closer to Alice Springs than Perth.

The area had recently experienced heavy rainfall with road closures still in place.

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