U.S. Forest Service firefighter Carlos Baltazar was off-duty when he went missing in 2020, officials said. The remains were discovered in October.

Coroner's Department has positively identified the human remains found near Big Bear as those of missing firefighter Car

Human remains found in Big Bear have been identified as firefighter Carlos Baltazar, a Big Bear Hotshot who was last seen Sept. 20, 2020.

Carlos Baltazar vanished during the El Dorado fire. His remains were found 3 miles from his car, which was located on Highway 18.

Coroner's investigators have identified skeletal remains found in the Cactus Flats area near Big Bear last year as those of a San Gabriel Valley man. Using DNA, coroner's officials have identified the dead man as 39-year-old Carlos Baltazar of La Puente,