Authorities discovered that a park ranger's claim that he was stabbed, which prompted a large manhunt for the supposed suspect, was "an elaborate hoax."

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — The stabbing of a ranger at Staunton State Park this week was found to be "an elaborate hoax," the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said. The park a few miles west of Conifer was evacuated Tuesday morning as officials searched for a man they said was suspected of stabbing a park ranger.