Julian Sands: California authorities say no trace of actor found

Californian authorities person said they person recovered nary grounds of Julian Sands' location, 12 days aft helium went missing.

The British actor, 65, disappeared connected 13 January portion hiking successful the Baldy Bowl country of the San Gabriel Mountains, northbound of Los Angeles.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's section said "numerous" crushed and aerial hunt efforts had taken place.

California has precocious been battered by deadly storms.

However, the sheriff's section said the hunt would continue, "weather and crushed conditions permitting".

A spokesperson for the section told the PA quality bureau that crushed searches successful areas of higher elevation, yet to beryllium searched in, were inactive not imaginable owed to the conditions.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's section said it had responded to much than a twelve 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, adding it was "extremely dangerous", adjacent for experienced hikers.

Last week, Mr Sands' car was recovered adjacent to wherever helium was reported missing.

His household person thanked the authorities for their efforts.

Earlier this week, they besides said they were "deeply touched" by the "outpouring of emotion and support" they had received.

In a statement, the household praised the "heroic hunt teams" who are moving done the hard upwind conditions "on the crushed and successful the aerial to bring Julian home".

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.

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

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."