State police identified the victims on Sunday as 43-year-old Clinton David Brink and his 41-year-old wife, Cristen Amanda Brink. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Arkansas State Police said the couple was killed while out hiking with their two daughter, ages 7 and 9, who were not injured in the incident.

Arkansas officials are investigating the murder of two parents, Clinton and Cristen Brink, at Devil's Den State Park.

According to ASP, Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, were hiking with their two young daughters on Saturday when they were attacked on a trail. The girls, ages 7 and 9, were not injured and are now safe with family members, ASP confirmed on Sunday, July 27.