According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, hikers exploring the summit of Southern California’s Mount Baldy found human presence in the wilderness surrounding the mountain (the same area where actor Julian Sands disappeared in January). A body was reportedly found.
The Fontana Sheriff’s Department received a call on Saturday that a human remains had been found by hikers exploring the area within the Baldy Mountain wilderness, a press release said. said. Authorities have not yet identified the body.
Ahead of the body’s discovery, Sands’ family released a statement on Friday thanking the search team and coordinators who “worked tirelessly” to find the missing actor. “We hold Julien in our hearts with the brightest memories of him as a wonderful father, husband, explorer, lover of the natural world and the arts, and a creative and collaborative performer.” the family said in a statement. report Associated Press.
Julian Sands’ family has released its first statement five months after he went missing while hiking in California. Authorities said a June 17 search for the actor was unsuccessful, but the sheriff’s department said the case was still ongoing. https://t.co/2EJlYd5rrL
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 24, 2023
Sands, 65, has been declared missing since Jan. 13 when the experienced hiker did not return from hiking in the mountains of Southern California. “A search party was dispatched but was withdrawn on Saturday due to weather,” an official said at the time. according to to people. After the search was temporarily suspended due to extreme weather, the search continued, albeit with limited capacity, with the cooperation of the authorities. inform The deadline is June 19, saying eight searches were conducted to find the actor. (Related article: 3 climbers go missing after falling in notorious Everest hazard)
A press release said the found body had been transferred to the coroner’s office, and officials expected to have a definitive identity by next week.
Sands is best known for his roles in A Room with a View, Medici, Warlock and Arachnophobia.
