Coroner confirms remains found in Monrovia were missing hiker Colin Walker

MONROVIA, Calif. (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has confirmed that human remains found last month in the Angeles National Forest belong to missing hiker Colin Walker.

Walker, 53, was reported missing after he went hiking early on the morning of July 15 along the Clamshell trail in Monrovia.

An extensive search effort was launched but the remains of the South Pasadena man were not discovered in the area until July 26.

No foul play was suspected, although the coroner's office for now has deferred determining the cause of death.

The video in the player above is from a previous report on this subject.

Rescue crews battle triple-digit heat in search for missing hiker

Search and rescue crews battling searing triple-digit heat as they comb the San Gabriel mountains for any sign of a hiker who went missing for nearly a week.