Julian Sands: Family thanks California authorities for 'heroic' search

The household of missing British histrion Julian Sands has thanked the Californian authorities for their efforts successful trying to find him.

They besides said they were "deeply touched" by the "outpouring of emotion and support" they had received.

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

Last week, his car was recovered adjacent to wherever helium was reported missing.

In the connection - enactment retired connected the 11th time since Mr Sands went missing - 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".

California has been battered by deadly storms, and 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.

"It is highly unsafe and adjacent experienced hikers are getting successful trouble," the section said. Earlier successful January, a parent of 4 whom friends described arsenic an experienced hiker died aft sliding much than 500ft (152m) down Mount Baldy.

Last week, a spokesperson for the sheriff's section told the PA quality bureau that conditions were inactive excessively unsafe for crushed crews to run owed to wintry weather, and that searches would beryllium conducted by chopper only.

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."