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Police on Tuesday confirmed that the body of a man found over the weekend near Ben Lomond Peak is that of Joshua Easley, an Ogden man missing since April 2014.
Weber County sheriff's Lt. Lane Findlay said in a news release that identity was confirmed by the state Medical Examiner's Office after a comparison of the remains with dental records.
A cause of death has not yet been determined. Police have said they did not initially suspect foul play.
A hiker found the body Saturday afternoon on an isolated, rugged cliff about three-quarters up the mountain.
Easley's ID had been was found with the body along with some personal effects, but Findlay had said the medical examiner would have to make an absolute identification.
Easley, 25, went missing April 21, 2014, shortly after moving to Ogden from St. George. His abandoned vehicle was found two days later near an Ogden hiking trail.