CHELAN COUNTY — The spot where authorities on Thursday found human remains believed to belong to Travis Decker was less than a mile from where the bodies of his three young daughters were discovered in early June near the Rock Island Campground, west of Leavenworth.

Though geographically close, thick vegetation, dense woods and the steep slopes of Grindstone Mountain stood between the two sites, according to Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison.

The human remains found Thursday — part of a spinal column, a femur and feet — were decomposed and scattered, likely by animals, said Morrison. Searchers also found a shirt, shorts and a bracelet that matched what Decker was last seen wearing, along with a can of chewing tobacco, which Decker was known to use, he said.

Morrison said they will wai

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