Updated April 22, 2017 12:44:40

A man and a woman who spent the night in Western Australia's Gibson Desert are set to be rescued, after their vehicle became heavily bogged on the way to the community of Warburton.

Police were able to locate the pair on Friday after they activated an emergency beacon.

Emergency kits, which included food, water and a satellite phone, were then dropped to the couple who ran into problems on the soft, sandy tracks about 300 kilometres from the Goldfields community.

Police said the couple appeared to be in good health and had enough food and water to last throughout the day.

A long-range search and rescue helicopter was sent from Broome to the rescue site this morning and is expected back in the town this afternoon.

Police have praised the pair for having the correct safety equipment and staying with the vehicle after running into problems.

Topics: police, emergency-incidents, wa

First posted April 22, 2017 12:32:43