Authorities provided updates on Tuesday regarding a tragic incident involving the Decker sisters. The bodies of Peytin, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5, were discovered near their father’s truck late Monday close to a campground in Wenatchee, where a SWAT team had been deployed. This information was reported by Kiro 7.
Initially, alerts about the missing girls were canceled on Monday without confirming the heartbreaking news about the sisters.
Police had stated that the girls were last seen with their father, Travis Decker, during a scheduled visit on Friday at their mother’s home.
Travis had previously faced charges related to custody interference, having allegedly failed to return his daughters, but he wasn’t present during the search efforts, according to local reports.
On Monday, around 5 p.m., a SWAT team was seen engaging at the Rock Island Campground, located approximately 18 miles west of Leavenworth.
Decker, who has reportedly been homeless and is divorced from the girls’ mother, tends to stay at local campsites and hotels with his dog.
Law enforcement confirmed an arrest was made by Superior Court Judge Robert Jordan later that day.
In Washington, this incident constitutes a Class C felony, which carries a maximum penalty of five years.
Decker was supposed to pick up his daughters around 5 p.m. on Friday, but failed to inform their mother, who last saw them with him in a 2017 GMC Sierra.
According to a police affidavit reviewed by NCWLIFE, the truck was located on the Wenatchee River Bridge about 40 minutes following their pickup.
That same weekend, the vehicle was found on the outskirts of Leavenworth, leading to extensive police searches in nearby wooded regions, as reported by NCWLIFE.
Federal agencies, such as Homeland Security and the Forest Service, were also involved in the search for the missing girls.
Heartbreakingly, the girls’ mother expressed her deep concern for their safety and wellbeing just hours before the bodies were discovered. In a statement emailed to NCWLIFE, she said, “I just want to bring the girls home safe and sound. That’s the most important thing for me.” She added that this situation was unimaginable and urged everyone to focus on the search for her children and their father.
