James DiMaggio, the California murder suspect who allegedly kidnapped 16-year-old Hannah Anderson, was shot and killed by the FBI in the Idaho wilderness.
Anderson was rescued alive nearby.
She appeared to be uninjured and will be reunited soon with her father at a hospital, where health care providers and crisis counselors were assisting her.
"We will make sure she gets as much care as possible, physically and emotionally," said Andrea Dearden, a spokeswoman from the Ada County Sheriff's Dept.
The shooting came after officers spotted James DiMaggio's campsite from the air and an FBI hostage recovery team trekked to the site deep in the woods.
"No one really knows where an investigation like this will lead," said Mary Rook of the FBI's Salt Lake City division. "In this case, our team faced a very challenging situation."
It marked the end of a days-long, multi-state manhunt.
The bodies of Hannah Anderson's mother, Christina, 44, and the teen's 8-year-old brother, Ethan, were found in DiMaggio's burning house outside San Diego.
DiMaggio was close to the family. Christina Anderson's husband, Brett, has described him as a best friend and said the children thought of him as an uncle.
Authorities have said DiMaggio had an "unusual infatuation" with Hannah Anderson, although the father said he never saw any strange behavior.
An Amber Alert was issued when he abducted her, and tips led investigators to Oregon after DiMaggio and the teen were reportedly spotted there.
But it wasn't until an Idaho horseback rider called in a tip that investigators found a major lead - DiMaggio's car, hidden under brush at a trailhead.
About 270 law enforcement officers from the FBI, local Idaho sheriffs' offices, Idaho State Police, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Border Patrol swarmed the roadless area.
San Diego County Sheriff William D. Gore announced Hannah Anderson's rescue and DiMaggio's death from a news conference in California Saturday.
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