Julian Sands: Police resume air search for missing British actor

Authorities successful California person resumed the aerial hunt for British histrion Julian Sands, who disappeared past Friday portion hiking.

But the crushed hunt for Mr Sands remains connected intermission owed to mediocre roadworthy conditions.

The British histrion was past seen a week agone successful the Baldy Bowl country of the San Gabriel Mountains, northbound of Los Angeles.

Police said they had recovered his car adjacent wherever helium was reported missing.

"There has been nary caller update oregon witnesser accusation astir his whereabouts since then," Gloria Huerta, Public Information Officer for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department told the BBC connected Friday.

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

"The aerial hunt is being resumed, but we person not been capable to resume a crushed hunt yet owed to icy conditions and a menace of avalanches," said Ms Huerta.

Mr Sands, 65, is known for his roles successful fashionable movie and tv shows, including A Room With A View, 24 and Smallville.

Police had antecedently said that they program to proceed looking for Mr Sands, and determination is "no hard deadline" for ending their hunt mission.

They initially said telephone pings appeared to amusement helium was connected the determination 2 days aft helium was reported missing. They aboriginal clarified that these alerts were delayed and showed his movements connected the time helium went missing.

Mr Sands went missing aft California had been battered for weeks by deadly storms, prompting an exigency declaration by US President Joe Biden.

Police said they had responded to 14 calls from Mount San Antonio, known to locals arsenic Mount Baldy, successful the past 4 weeks and had warned hikers to "stay away" from that area.

"It is highly unsafe and adjacent experienced hikers are getting successful trouble," constabulary 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.

Fellow actors person taken to societal media to explicit their interest for Mr Sands' well-being, and his household has assisted authorities successful their search.

Mr Sands has spoken antecedently astir his emotion for hiking and upland climbing, and said successful 2020 helium was happiest "close to a upland acme connected a glorious acold morning".

He has 3 children, and lives successful the North Hollywood neighbourhood of Los Angeles with his wife, writer Evgenia Citkowitz.