Friends of Gabrielle Freedman, 29, Shagun Narula, 27, Haydn Dodds, 29, Renae Walker, 31 and Jessica Kolic, 29, called police after the group failed to show up at a campground in the Northern Territory at the weekend.

Northern Territory Police said the group had left Alice Springs in a Toyota Hilux at around 5 p.m. on Saturday.

They were meant to meet up with friends to camp overnight at Ruby Gap, a nature park around 90 miles east of Alice Springs, but never arrived.

Their friends notified police about the missing group on Sunday afternoon and police said they began an aerial search of the area at first light on Monday.

Northern Territory Police also issued a missing persons appeal, saying authorities were concerned for the group’s welfare as it was not known what provisions they had with them.

Earlier on Monday, Senior Sergeant Darryl Kerr said the group’s family and friends were concerned and thought the disappearance was “out of character.”

“The people they were supposed to camp with are very concerned,” Kerr said, according to ABC News. “We’ve had a number calls from family saying it’s out of character.”

A spokesperson for the Northern Territory Police confirmed to Newsweek that Freedman, Narula, Dodds, Walker and Kolic had all been found safe and well later on Monday.

“It is believed the group who left Alice Springs on Saturday evening inadvertently took a wrong turn and ended up driving 5km (3 miles) in the dry river bed of Hale River before their vehicle became bogged,” the police spokesperson said in a statement.

“The group were found walking out from the area on the Ruby Gap Park road during aerial search efforts,” the police spokesman added.

Ruby Gap can only be accessed through a notoriously difficult four-wheel drive track, according to ABC News.

Police said three members of the group returned to Alice Springs on a helicopter.

The other two were set to drive back after authorities assist in recovering their vehicle. No injuries were reported, police added.

“Police, Fire and Emergency Services would like to take this opportunity to remind anyone considering future hiking or camping in/around Central Australia, to invest in an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) prior to undertaking any remote travel,” the police spokesperson added.