Body found in Angeles National Forest after South Pasadena hiker went missing

Summer Lin
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On Friday, July 15, 2023, at approximately 6:23 a.m., South Pasadena resident Collin Walker was last seen leaving his vehicle for a hike near a trailhead in the 900 block of Ridgeside Drive in the City of Monrovia. Collin is an avid hiker and is known to frequent the area's mountain ranges. When Collin failed to check in, his family reported him missing on July 17, 2023
Colin Walker went missing July 15 while hiking near Monrovia Canyon. A body was recovered Wednesday in the Angeles National Forest. (South Pasadena Police Department)

Officials have recovered what likely are the remains of a South Pasadena hiker who went missing nearly two weeks ago after walking toward a trailhead near Monrovia Canyon.

Colin Walker, 53, disappeared July 15 after leaving his car to go on a hike near Ridgeside Drive in Monrovia, according to the South Pasadena Police Department. Walker was an avid hiker and had been researching lost water features and trails, according to Domenica Megerdichian, the South Pasadena deputy city manager. His family reported Walker missing July 17 after he didn't check in.

On Wednesday morning, the South Pasadena Police Department recovered remains from the Lower Clamshell Area in the Angeles National Forest, Megerdichian said. A man's body was found in the area of the search and rescue operation.

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“Based on the location of the discovery and property found at the scene, SPPD investigators are reasonably certain the deceased is the lost hiker,” a police news release said. Foul play isn't suspected.

The Los Angeles County coroner’s office is determining the cause and manner of death, as well as identifying the body.

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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.