A 26-year-old man who has been missing in the outback for a week has been found in a small town 125 kilometres west of Alice Springs, according to his father.

Mr Top’s father said his family had been told by members of the community there had been a sighting of his son in Hermannsburg. 

Mr Top’s mother and sister travelled to the small town where they later found him alive and well. 

In a statement, NT police said upon being found Mr Top was taken to hospital for assessment and thanked “members of the public for their assistance” in helping find him.

The ABC understands the 26-year-old is now making his way back to Alice Springs with his mother and sister.

A man wearing a long-sleeve jumper, standing in an outback landscape.

David Kong is the father of 26-year-old Gach Top who has been found alive and well. (ABC News: Christopher Fitzpatrick)

Gach Top disappeared west of Alice Springs last Monday, with police and emergency services searching 500 square kilometres after his vehicle was discovered about 14.5 kilometres from town.

Authorities had suspended their search on Saturday night, handing the matter over to NT Police Southern Crime Division for further investigation.

However, the family and local community members spent the following Monday public holiday continuing to look for him in an area where police had previously found Mr Top’s belongings. 

His father David Kong confirmed on Monday evening that he had just heard from his wife and daughter that his son had been found in Hermannsburg and was well.