October 8, 2024

A search is under way for a couple who failed to return home from a camping trip in Outback WA.

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

The couple were travelling in a grey Toyota Prado towing a camping trailer and were last believed to be in the Warburton area.

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

Melville is described as slim build with shoulder-length greyish, blonde hair with blue eyes.

Sims is described as medium build with short grey hair, a beard, and blue eyes.

Warburton is a remote Aboriginal community located south of the Gibson Desert.

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

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A land search for the couple is yet to be conducted as there is no defined area of where they may be.

Police efforts are focused on the area of Warburton and along Connie Sue Road.

A police helicopter will be deployed to assist in the search later today.

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