NSW family in 'good spirits' after spending five days stranded in Munga-Thirri National Park, Simpson Desert

The family was travelling through the desert when they became stranded last week. (file photo) (ABC Western Qld: Victoria Pengilley)

A New South Wales family of four has been rescued after being stranded in Munga-Thirri National Park, formerly the Simpson Desert, since last week.  

Michael Thompson from Newcastle, his wife and two young children were one week into a school holiday trip when their four-wheel drive broke down near Poeppel Corner, where the South Australian-Queensland-Northern Territory borders meet.