FOLLOWING an extensive search two children – who were reported missing on Saturday afternoon from a campsite near Orange – have been located safe and well.

About 11.30am on Sunday both girls were located safe and well.

The girls were winched to safety by POLAIR.

They will be conveyed to Orange Hospital for medical checks.

Police have thanked everyone involved in the operation for their assistance.

11AM

THE search for the missing girls is continuing with volunteers joining the SES, RFS and police.

Police Rescue are co-ordinating the search with the dog squad and POLAIR supporting the efforts.

Due to the lack of mobile reception around the search area, police have setup two command posts to co-ordinate search efforts on foot and by POLAIR.

A cordon has been established at the Ophir Reserves and people are being warned to avoid getting in the way of search efforts.

SUNDAY, 8AM:

A SEARCH will continue on Sunday morning for two children who have been missing since Saturday afternoon from a campsite near Orange.

On Saturday a family established their campsite at Ophir Reserve, Ophir, about 25 kilometres north of Orange.

The family spent the day exploring the bush tracks that surrounded their campsite and shortly before 4pm all returned, except the two 7-year-old girls.

The girls had been climbing the nearby hills and about 4pm they were seen on the opposite bank of a fast flowing creek.

When the girls failed to return the family commenced a search for them while an adult travelled to a location where she was able to obtain mobile phone coverage and contacted police.

About 6pm officers from Canobolas Local Area Command arrived and commenced their search of the area without success.

Assistance was also obtained from the SES and Rural Fire Service which allowed a further search of the area but the girls were not located.

Emergency services and family remained in the area overnight.

The search continued on Sunday morning also utilising an SES flood-boat to search the river and POLAIR.