A nearly two-week manhunt for convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante has ended with his capture, Pennsylvania state police announced Wednesday morning.

The 34-year-old was taken into custody around 8 a.m. after being traced to a wooded area roughly 30 miles north of the Chester County Prison he escaped from, according to state police. They said he was found with the help of an aircraft that used heat-detecting technology.

They had the element of surprise. Cavalcante did not realize he was surrounded, state police Lt. Col. George Bivens said of the tactical units that located him in Pottstown.