Updated: Lost Angeles Forest Hiker Located

A hiker who had been lost in the Angeles National Forest for two days showed up at the East Forks Ranger Station on Monday afternoon, canceling a search that had been going on for about 24 hours, according to authorities.

The lost hiker showed up at the ranger station around 1:45 p.m., and was not suffering from injuries of any kind, according to Lt. Michael White of the the   The East Forks station is off of Highway 39 above Azusa.

The man was identified as 30-year-old Willis Abner, according to Lt. Tom McNeal of the Sheriff's Department Temple Station. McNeal told City News Service that Abner was an experienced hiker and was carrying enough food for about a week but had asked his mother to alert authorities if he did not arrive at Chantry Flats by the expected time.

Abner was on a three-day, 50-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail that was meant to end in Chantry Flats, a hiking area above Arcadia, according to Bruce Lamarche of the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team.

The search started Sunday in the Chantry Flat area above Arcadia, after the hiker's mother contacted the authorities, according to Lt. Angela Shepherd of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Teams then expanded the search after not finding him near the initial search area. Lamarche said rescue crews were able to follow the footprints of the hiker and track him.

The was the lead agency for the search, but county teams including Altadena Mountain Rescue and Montrose Search and Rescue also became involved after the initial search failed to turn up the hiker.

Eric Tripplett, also of , told Patch that he had spoken by phone with the hiker at around 1:30 p.m. Monday and that he was safe and uninjured.

SMSR had around 20 personnel deployed on the ground searching for the man. They were assisted by two dog teams, a L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. helicopter and two mounted units, Triplett said.