Remains are those of California firefighter who went missing after crew boss died in El Dorado Fire
Carlos Baltazar, 35, of La Puente, was last seen by his family on Sept. 20, 2020. He reportedly had gone to the barracks of his Forest Service crew to help arrange the funeral of Charlie Morton, the Hotshot squad boss who died Sept. 17 while fighting the El Dorado Fire.
Remains found by hunter identified as firefighter missing since 2020, California cops say
Human remains found by a hunter last fall have been identified as a firefighter missing since 2020, California deputies say. The remains found near Cactus Flats in October belonged to Carlos Baltazar, a firefighter with the Big Bear Hotshots, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office said in a March 11 news release.
Skeletal remains found near Big Bear identified as missing firefighter; cause of death still unknown
U.S. Forest Service firefighter Carlos Baltazar was off-duty when he went missing in 2020, officials said. The remains were discovered in October.
Human remains found near Big Bear identified as missing California firefighter
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - The San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner's Department has positively identified the human remains found near Big Bear as those of missing firefighter Carlos Baltazar. Baltazar, a Big Bear Hotshot, was last seen Sept. 20, 2020, the same time the El Dorado Fire was burning in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Remains of missing California firefighter found by hunter
The remains have now been positively identified through DNA analysis as those of Carlos Baltazar, a California firefighter missing since 2020.
Remains found in mountains identified as missing firefighter from 2020 wildfire
Remains found late last year in the San Bernardino Mountains have been positively identified as Carlos Baltazar, a U.S. Forest Service firefighter who went missing during the deadly El Dorado Fire
Remains of Big Bear Hotshot crew member missing since 2020 are identified
Carlos Baltazar vanished during the El Dorado fire. His remains were found 3 miles from his car, which was located on Highway 18.
Human remains identified as Big Bear hot shot Carlos Baltazar
Human remains found Oct. 26, 2024, near Cactus Flats have been identified as Carlos Baltazar, a Big Bear hot shot firefighter who went missing Sept. 20, 2020, at age 35.
Skeletal remains found near Big Bear identified; cause of death remains a mystery
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,
Missing firefighter's remains found in Big Bear
Human remains found in Big Bear have been identified as firefighter Carlos Baltazar, a Big Bear Hotshot who was last seen Sept. 20, 2020.
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Remains of Missing U.S. Forest Service Hotshot Found in CA Mountains
Firefighter Carlos Baltazar went missing in 2020 as he prepared for the funeral of his hotshot boss, killed in the El Dorado Fire.