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

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

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.