Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Authorities in north-central Washington State late Thursday said they have found human remains they believe belong to Travis Decker, the man they have been hunting for months following the deaths of his three daughters.
The remains were discovered during a search this week of a wooded are south of Leavenworth, Wash., the Chelan County Sheriff's Office said in a statement made public Thursday night.
"While positive identification has not yet been confirmed, preliminary findings suggest the remains belong to Travis Decker," the statement said.
"The Sheriff's Office is currently processing the scene with the assistance of [the Washington State Police] crime scene response team, to be followed up with DNA analysis."
Local, state and federal law enforcement have been hunting Decker since June 2, when his three daughters -- 5-year-old Olive, 8-year-old Evelyn and 9-year-old Paityn -- were found dead near a campground along Icicle Creek just outside of Leavenworth.
