BLOOMING GROVE, Pa., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Eric Frein, the survivalist suspected of killing a Pennsylvania state trooper, appears to have been living on canned tuna and noodles, police said Friday.
At a news conference, State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said investigators found the food stash at a campsite where two pipe bombs were discovered Monday. Police also found ammunition for a .308 rifle, the weapon believed to have been used in the ambush three weeks ago at the Blooming Grove barracks in the Pocono Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania.
Cpl. Bryon Dickson was killed and Trooper Alex Douglass injured. Frein, 31, who grew up in the area and lived with his parents in Canadensis, was identified as the suspect soon after when his car was found in a pond.
The food stash consisted of tuna and instant ramen noodles, Bivens said.
Bivens said the pond was drained this week but nothing useful was discovered. He said that the advancing autumn will make the search easier as the weather turns cold and trees lose their leaves.
"I think I'm more confident than ever that he is stressed and we are pushing him hard and it is only a matter of time," Bivens said. "Will that capture occur today, tonight, tomorrow? I have no idea, but it will occur, and when it does we'll be able to tell you that we've got him in custody."
Bivens said Frein may be sheltering in empty cottages or camps and urged property owners to be alert for signs of an intruder.
