Actor Julian Sands missing: Avalanche risk as air search resumed for missing
Julian Sands: Who is the Hollywood British actor missing in California?
Ground crews are still unable to continue their search efforts for missing actor Julian Sands, due to the risk of avalanches in the area.
Mr Sands, 65, was reported missing during a hiking trip in the Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel mountains on Friday, as searches by local authorities continue by “helicopter and drones when weather permits”.
“The air search is being resumed, but we have not been able to resume a ground search yet due to icy conditions and a threat of avalanches,” Gloria Huerta, Public Information Officer for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department told the BBC on Friday.
She said there was still “no time set” for when they would begin again.
In other news, the phone belonging to Mr Sands appears to show he was on the move heading into a mountainous area in southern California on the day he was reported missing.
The search has been ramped up of late as officials use mobile phone forensics to help pinpoint the location of the actor.
Police track phone data during search for missing actor Julian Sands in California mountains
Both national and state officials are now working with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s office, one week on after the actor was first reported missing in the southern Californian mountains.
As of Friday, ground crews were still unable to continue their search efforts, due to evidence of avalanches in the area, and authorities said there was still “no time set” for when they would begin.
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‘Please let him be okay’: Friends fear for missing British actor Julian Sands
The 65-year-old was reported missing in the Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel mountains on Friday evening, with searches by local authorities continuing over the weekend.
You can read a round-up of the messages here:
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ICYMI: Julian Sands’ car discovered as search for missing actor continues
A car believed to belong to Julian Sands has been found by crews during a search operation for the missing British actor.
This footage shows the scene In Mount Baldy, California, as the vehicle was towed away as officials continue the search.
Mr Sands, who has starred in The Killing Fields and A Room With a View has been missing since Friday, 13 January.
The 65-year-old is thought to have been hiking along the popular Baldy Bowl Trail in the San Gabriel Mountains, according to local reports.
Mary-Kate Findon has this video report:
Julian Sands’ car discovered as search for missing actor continues
A car believed to belong to Julian Sands has been found by crews during a search operation for the missing British actor. This footage shows the scene In Mount Baldy, California, as the vehicle was towed away as…
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