Marshals said the man, who fit Travis Decker's description, was surprised to be targeted by officials in Idaho as a potentially wanted man.

Authorities have ended the Idaho Forest search for Travis Decker, the father accused of killing his three young daughters, after finding a lookalike hiker, according to the Associated Press.

Federal authorities in Idaho say they have ended a search in the Sawtooth National Forest after determining it was case of mistaken identity.