BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. — The survivalist charged in a deadly ambush at a state police barracks 10 days ago will be caught, Gov. Tom Corbett vowed today as a police official said authorities believe they are hot on his trail.

Corbett this morning discussed the manhunt for Eric Frein at a news conference in Blooming Grove, near the barracks where Frein is charged with killing one trooper and seriously wounding another 10 days ago.

“I feel confident that we should be able to apprehend this individual. I am very positive about that,” he said.

The governor thanked the hundreds of law enforcement officials who are searching the rural, rugged northeastern Pennsylvania terrain.

“They are putting their life on the line for someone who has the intended purpose of killing police officers,” Corbett said.

Investigators have described the suspect as a self-taught survivalist who hates law enforcement. They say he had been planning a confrontation for months, if not years, and believe he is possibly concealing himself in self-built bunkers.

The search area is narrowing, and state police are following up on “very credible tips,” state police Lt. Col. George Bivens said Monday.

“I do believe that we are close to him at this point,” Bivens said.

On Sunday, Bivens revealed more details about the manhunt, saying trackers have discovered items Frein hid or abandoned in the woods — including an AK-47-style assault rifle and ammunition they believe he had been carrying.

Still, police believe Frein, 31, remains dangerous, and possibly armed with a .308 rifle with a scope that police say was missing from his family home along with the AK-47.

Police do not believe Frein is targeting civilians, but acknowledged they cannot guarantee anyone’s safety entirely.