Arkansas authorities are hunting a killer after a couple was murdered Saturday while hiking with their two young daughters in Devil’s Den State Park. Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink,

The married couple who were murdered in front of their daughters while hiking at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas died as “heroes protecting their little girls,” according to the victims’ devastated family, as a massive manhunt for the killer continues.

A couple was killed while hiking with their daughters at Devil’s Den State Park. The children escaped unharmed. Police are searching for the suspect.