Julian Sands: British actor's car found in California search - BBC

A car belonging to British histrion Julian Sands has been recovered adjacent to wherever helium was reported missing.

Mr Sands disappeared connected Friday portion hiking successful the Baldy Bowl country of the San Gabriel Mountains, northbound of Los Angeles.

Ground teams abandoned their hunt astatine the play implicit avalanche risks but volition resume erstwhile conditions improve.

Mr Sands, 65, is known for roles successful fashionable films and TV dramas including A Room With A View, 24 and Smallville.

The San Bernandino County Sherriff's section said his conveyance was located successful a car park, believed to beryllium wherever helium near it earlier mounting retired connected his hike.

His household person towed it away, constabulary added.

His friends person expressed their concerns aft his disappearance was confirmed.

British histrion Samuel West wrote connected Twitter: "Please, delight fto Julian Sands beryllium okay. A person and an inspiration. Awful news."

Meanwhile, movie shaper Cassian Elwes said helium was "devastated", adding that helium had "said galore prayers".

For weeks, California has been battered by deadly storms and a catastrophe declaration was issued by President Joe Biden.

Mr Sands was reported missing astatine astir 19:30 section clip connected Friday 13 January.

The department's hunt and rescue crews responded and began a search, but this was hampered by terrible upwind warnings and way conditions.

"However, we proceed to hunt by chopper and drones erstwhile the upwind permits," a connection said.

The section said it had responded to 14 calls connected Mount San Antonio, known locally arsenic Mount Baldy, and successful the surrounding country implicit the past 4 weeks. It warned hikers to "stay away" from that area.

"It is highly unsafe and adjacent experienced hikers are getting successful trouble," the section said. They are besides searching for different hiker, an American, who went missing successful the aforesaid mountains.

Last week, a parent of 4 whom friends described arsenic an experienced hiker died aft sliding much than 500ft down Mount Baldy.

Mr Sands has talked successful the past astir his emotion of hiking and upland climbing.

When asked successful 2020 what made him happy, helium replied: "Close to a upland acme connected a glorious acold morning."

Born successful Yorkshire, Mr Sands has appeared successful dozens of films and TV shows, but it was a pb relation successful the 1985 British romance A Room With A View that brought him planetary fame.

The begetter of 3 astir precocious appeared successful the play Benediction, which besides starred Peter Capaldi.

Mr Sands lives successful the North Hollywood neighbourhood of Los Angeles with his wife, writer Evgenia Citkowitz. They person 2 children.

He was antecedently joined to Sarah Sands, erstwhile exertion of BBC Radio 4's Today programme, with whom helium has a son.