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Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5, were found suffocated at a remote Washington campsite. Their father has been charged with murder and kidnapping<\/p>\n
Travis Decker<\/a>, the Washington father accused of murdering his three young daughters during a court-ordered visit, has been allegedly tracked following\u00a0a nationwide manhunt<\/a>\u00a0that spanned over a week and involved multiple law enforcement agencies, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, June 10.<\/p>\n Decker, 32, is currently believed to have been tracked to the Blewett Pass area near Highway 97 in Washington, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release shared with PEOPLE. He has yet to be apprehended.<\/p>\n “Our office recently received a tip from a hiking party who stated they spotted a lone hiker in the Enchantments area who appeared to be ill prepared for trail and weather conditions, and appeared to be avoiding others,” police said.<\/p>\n “Tracking teams immediately acted upon the information and spotted a lone, off trail hiker from a helicopter near Colchuck Lake who ran from sight as the helicopter passed,” the CCSO added. “Additional assets were called to the area while they developed a plan to track the individual. Teams later picked up a trail and deployed K9s to the area, tracking the subject to the area of Ingalls Creek Trailhead on HWY 97.”<\/p>\n Police say anyone who has been camping in the area within the last week and noticed anything suspicious should call the tip line.<\/p>\n Decker is wanted in connection<\/a>\u00a0with the deaths of Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5 \u2014 three sisters found deceased at a remote campsite near the Cascade Mountains on June 2.<\/p>\n The girls had been reported missing by their mother,\u00a0Whitney Decker<\/a>, on May 30, after their father, Travis, failed to return them following a court-ordered visitation. Hours later, police located Travis’ abandoned truck at the Rock Island Campground.<\/p>\n Inside a tent nearby, they made a grim discovery: all three sisters, deceased.<\/p>\n All three children\u00a0had been suffocated<\/a>, and a coroner ruled their deaths homicides, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by PEOPLE.<\/p>\n Travis was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree kidnapping and custodial interference.<\/p>\n Authorities believed Decker may have fled on foot and attempted to cross into Canada after he allegedly searched “how to relocate to Canada” online. A $20,000 reward was offered for information leading to his arrest. The U.S. Marshal Service, along with local and state agencies, coordinated a wide-ranging search.<\/p>\n Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletter<\/a>\u00a0for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n At the time of the murders, Decker and Whitney were in the midst of a divorce, and\u00a0Whitney had been granted full custody<\/a>. She previously expressed concern for the girls’ safety and had reportedly petitioned to restrict unsupervised visitation.<\/p>\n