2nd hiker missing on Mount Baldy as search for actor Julian Sands continues - NBC News

A 2nd hiker has disappeared connected California’s Mount Baldy, the aforesaid upland wherever histrion Julian Sands vanished connected Jan. 13, officials said Monday.

Jin Chung, 75, failed to instrumentality from a hike and conscionable 2 others arsenic planned Sunday, the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department said successful a statement.

Sands has not been since Jan. 13, erstwhile helium went to hike the highest successful the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.

The hunt for some men continues. Helicopters and drones with infrared devices were utilized to effort to find Sands implicit the weekend; precocious winds prevented craft from being utilized Monday, the sheriff’s section said.

On Monday, crushed crews connected the Chung lawsuit besides revisited immoderate antecedently searched areas to look for Sands, the bureau said.

Sands, 65, who lives successful North Hollywood, is known successful portion for his relation successful “A Room with a View.”

Chung lives successful Los Angeles. He carpooled to the upland with 2 different radical Sunday morning, and they separated. He was expected to instrumentality and conscionable them astatine 2 p.m., the sheriff’s section said.

Sands, an English-born actor, starred successful the 1985 movie “A Room with a View” and different films, including “Warlock” (1989) and “Arachnophobia” (1990). He has besides appeared successful galore different movies and tv shows implicit the decades. 

His family, successful a connection released by the sheriff's department, thanked the searchers who are looking for him. The household said the teams are braving hard conditions.

Officials person warned astir precocious winds and ice, and a hunt had to beryllium paused the time aft Sands disappeared due to the fact that of the hazard of avalanches.

Mount Baldy has a acme of 10,064 feet, according to the U.S. Forest Service.