Chris Hemsworth's family woke up to a nightmare this week. Thieves got onto their Australian property and took off with three cars.

Officers responded to a stolen-vehicle call at a house in the coastal town of Broken Head at about 7:30 Wednesday morning, police said.

Investigators were told that four people nobody recognized had come onto the land overnight. They left with three vehicles.

What was taken

The stolen rides reportedly included a BYD, a Ram pickup plus a Ford Raptor ute.

Elsa Pataky reportedly spotted the masked intruders on the home's security cameras. Two of them appeared to be carrying knives, according to local reports. She and Chris then phoned police.

Elsa had reportedly been woken at about 2 a.m. by the dogs barking. She didn't think much of it at the time and went back to sleep.

The investigation

The cars have since been recovered and are being examined by forensic teams, police said.

Nobody was hurt. Detectives are still working the case.

Chris and Elsa have lived in the Byron Bay area with their three kids for years. Broken Head sits just south of the popular beach town.