CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. — Law enforcement believes they are closing in on murder suspect Travis Decker , the father accused of kidnapping and killing his three young daughters in Chelan County.

The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that it received a tip from a hiking party about a lone hiker in the Enchantments area who appeared to be avoiding others and “ill prepared for trail and weather conditions.” Tracking teams responded to the area and spotted an off-trail hiker near Colchuck Lake who ran from sight when a helicopter passed over the area.

More teams responded to the area and were able to pick up a trail and track a subject to the area of the Ingalls Creek trailhead on Highway 97 using police dogs. The sheriff’s office did not say when the lone hiker was spotted and tr

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