Bones Found During Manhunt for Travis Decker, Missing Father Suspected of Killing 3 Daughters

Investigators searching for Travis Decker have discovered bones, which officials are now working to identify, according to a new report.

The Wenatchee World reported Thursday that investigators uncovered the remains during the ongoing search for Decker, the 33-year-old father wanted in connection with the deaths of his three young daughters earlier this year.

Authorities are working to determine whether the bones are human and, if so, whether they belong to Decker.

“The bones were found during the grid search by one of the 100 personnel … it was inconclusive at the time if they were animal or human, so it was sent off to Central Washington University in their anthropology department to do a confirmation,” Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison told the outlet.

PEOPLE has reached out to the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office for updates on the identification process and the ongoing manhunt for the missing father of three from Washington state.

Decker’s disappearance followed the discovery of his three young daughters’ bodies at a campsite in Leavenworth, Wash., on June 2.

The former military member had picked up his daughters Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 2, from their mother Wendy Decker’s home on May 30 for a scheduled visitation amid the couple’s separation. He was supposed to return the girls by 8 p.m. that evening, but when he failed to show, Wendy contacted police an hour and a half later.

The girls were later found dead with plastic bags over their heads. The medical examiner ruled their deaths as asphyxiation, PEOPLE previously reported.

The search for Decker has involved multiple agencies, including the FBI, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Border Patrol, Washington State Department of Corrections, Washington State Patrol, Wenatchee Police Department, and the U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force.

If located, Decker will face three counts each of first-degree murder and kidnapping.

Authorities have also said Decker may have fled to Canada, citing internet searches conducted before his disappearance. There have been at least two reported sightings of men thought to be Decker, but both were later ruled out.