Missing Hiker's Body Found in Angeles National Forest Above Monrovia

SIERRA MADRE, CA -- Searchers working to locate a missing 63-year-old experienced hiker in the Chantry Flats area of the Angeles National Forest Saturday found his body Saturday.

John Richard King's body was found about noon at the base of Hermit Falls, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Rousan.

"It appears Mr. King, while hiking, slipped and fell approximately 40 feet into the water," he said. "Mr. King was pronounced dead on scene."

Authorities do not suspect any foul play and the fall was accidental, Rousan said.

La Puente resident John Richard King was reported missing at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the sheriff's department.

"Mr. King left his home ... on Thursday to go hiking at Chantry Flats in the city of Sierra Madre, and did not return," a sheriff's statement said. "Mr. King's vehicle was located in the parking area of Chantry Flats."

A deputy told Fox 11 that King is an experienced hiker who knew the area well and who normally would be involved in searches for missing hikers himself.

The Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team was involved in the search, along with deputies from the Temple Station.

-- City News Service contributed to this report, photo courtesy of the LASD