A SEARCH for up to three people feared missing in a national park in western NSW is set to resume at first light, with police warning they may be very difficult to find.
Police said a woman called Triple Zero about 12pm (AEDT) on Tuesday, saying she was lost around one hour's drive from Broken Hill.
But the call dropped out before full details could be provided.
Using GPS co-ordinates traced from the call, emergency crews began searching for her throughout Tuesday afternoon inside the Mutawintja National Park - about 150km northeast of Broken Hill.
Rescue crews discovered a car after flying over the region around 8pm. However, the missing people could not be located.
The search was suspended a short time later due to poor light.
Broken Hill's acting police sergeant, Russell Smith, said they have spoken with the family of the female caller and understand one or two people were travelling with her.
"We believe that they are essentially tourists to the region," he told AAP.
He said police would meet early on Wednesday morning before both a ground and air search resumes at first light.
"We don't know what condition they are in, we don't know what provisions they have.
"We need to find them."
Describing the national park as "rugged desert-type terrain" with limited access to water, Sergeant Smith said their exact location could be "very difficult to find".
"It is a very large area to find people in," he said.
"It can be very hot during the daytime and very cold during the night."
But he said additional resources were being sent from Sydney overnight.
"Now that we have an idea of where we are going we will go back there first thing."
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