Ya se fueron.

English Translation

They already left.

Would ‘salieron’ work instead of fueron?

I would say: instead of se fueron. Salir is not used reflexively in this sense.

Disclaimer: I’m not a native Spanish speaker.

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se fueron = they left
salieron = they went out, got out, came out
fueron = they went

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se marcharon is another option.

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