The family was able to be rescued from the desert in Australia ahead of schedule.
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A helicopter rescued four family members on Tuesday after their vehicle got stuck in an Australian desert due to bad weather and flooding.
Two adults and two children were traveling in a Mitsubishi Canter 4x4 when they got stuck in the Simpson Desert near Oodnadatta in central Australia, according to a South Australian Police statement released Tuesday.
Police were informed on Friday that the family was stuck.
The group received a satellite phone and supplies.
This Tuesday, a rescue helicopter brought them to safety.
"The family was transferred to Coober Pedy for the night, and then they will arrange their own trip," the police statement said.
The family was airlifted to safety on Tuesday.
CNN affiliate 9News named the family as Ori Zavros, his wife Lindsey and their children Zane and Zoe, who are from Perth, Western Australia.
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The parents and two children have been traveling Australia in a homemade motorhome since last year, 9News reported.
It was initially thought that the rescue of the family would take up to two weeks, during which time the flooded roads would be cleared, according to 9News.
Ori Zavros's parents, Theo and Lagis Zavros, told 9News that they had been very concerned about the young family.
"We didn't know what state they were going to find things in," Lagis Zavros said.
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