Officials said the husband was the first to be attacked while the wife guided their two children to safety before returning in an attempt to help her husband.

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 daughters, ages 7 and 9, who were not injured in the incident.