An inmate who fled the minimum-security Fenner Canyon Conservation Camp in the Angeles National Forest was found dead in the nearby mountains Thursday, April 11, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said.

The camp in Los Angeles County is one of 44 camps in the state operated by CDCR and Cal Fire. The six inmate crews there help fight fires, assist in disaster preparation and recovery and maintenance projects in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Kern counties. Fenner Canyon is north of Rancho Cucamonga off Big Rock Creek Road in Valyermo and had 97 inmates as of April 3, according to the camp website.

Jon Michael Nicholas, 37, was discovered missing April 2. At 9:10 p.m. Thursday, CDCR was informed that a hiker had found a body near the South Fork Campground, which is about 15 minutes from the camp, a CDCR release said. The cause of death was not announced.

Nicholas was serving a five-year, four-month sentence after being convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and grand theft auto in Los Angeles County, the release said.