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 had been searching a national forest in Idaho after a sighting of a man who matched Decker's description; however, it's now been confirmed as a case of mistaken identity

U.S. Marshals said they received two tips, one from a family visiting Bear Creek on July 5, consistent with Decker's description.