70-year-old duck hunter who allegedly killed two men was found dead in swamp

REELFOOT LAKE, Tenn. David Vowell, the 70-year-old man accused of killing two fellow duck hunters in rural Tennessee earlier this week, was found dead on Saturday.

Vowell was found dead in Reelfoot Lake, not far from where the two men were fatally shot Monday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.

Chance Black, 26, and Zachery Grooms, 25, were at Reelfoot Lake in northwest Tennessee on Monday morning when Vowell approached them and got into a word fight, District Attorney Tommy Thomas told ABC News. Vowell allegedly opened fire, killing both Black and Grooms.

Thomas said earlier this week it was unknown whether Vowell knew the two victims.

Vowell’s body was found around 3pm local time on Saturday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. Authorities said he was positively identified but that an autopsy would be done. A cause of death has not been released.

Thomas said Wednesday that Vowell fled the scene on foot when his boat was recovered and the car he was driving to the driveway was also seized.

He was wanted on two charges of first-degree murder. He was considered armed and dangerous, authorities said.

The search was conducted in a large, extremely rural area – Reelfoot Lake State Park – near the Missouri and Kentucky borders. Reelfoot Lake itself is 15,000 acres in size and is surrounded by thick, dark turbid land full of cypress trees.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on Friday posted footage of those searching the area, showing the unfavorable conditions they were dealing with.

ABC News, Emily Shapiro and Matt Foster, contributed to this report.

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