Julian Sands, the British star of movies reminiscent of A Room With a View and Arachnophobia, has been identified as the hiker who has been missing in a California mountain vary since final week.
Sands, 65, has been lacking within the Mount Baldy space since Friday 13 January, in accordance with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
The actor was thought to have been someplace on the favored Baldy Bowl Trail, which climbs 3,900 toes over 4.5 miles to the best summit within the San Gabriel Mountains.
Search and rescue crews wanting for Sands needed to droop the search over the weekend due to avalanche menace, a division spokesperson informed CNN, with authorities persevering with to make use of drones.
California has been hit by a collection of violent winter storms that have brought flooding and major snowfall up to now few weeks.
Sands, who lives in north Hollywood and has appeared in additional than 150 motion pictures and tv reveals throughout his profession, most just lately starred within the horror movie The Ghosts of Monday.
Among his forthcoming releases is a thriller referred to as Double Soul co-starring F Murray Abraham.
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Actor was reported lacking after going climbing on 13 January
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Ground rescue operation presently halted because of avalanche menace
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Fans and friends ship effectively needs and prayers on social media
09:27 , Louis Chilton
The full assertion from the San Bernadinho County Sherrif:
“Because of avalanche risks and trail conditions, the ground crews were pulled off the mountain on Saturday evening.
“However, we continue to search by helicopter and drones when weather permits. We will schedule another ground search when the weather improves, and it is safe for our ground crews.”
08:49 , Louis Chilton
Director Elliot Blake has additionally responded to the news of Sands’ disappearance.
“Wow. Julian Sands was in the first movie I ever worked on, and he was really nice to me and the other production assistants,” he wrote on Twitter.
“I hope he’s found soon and that he’s safe.”
‘A friend and an inspiration’
08:22 , Ellie Harrison
Samuel West, who starred with Sands in 2004’s Sword of Xanten, tweeted this morning: “Please, please let Julian Sands be OK. A friend and an inspiration. Awful news.”
Many have additionally been sharing this traditional scene between Sands and Helena Bonham Carter from 1985 movie A Room With a View.
Ground rescue operation was halted over the weekend because of avalanche menace
07:51 , Ellie Harrison
California has been hit by a collection of violent winter storms up to now few weeks.
The sheriff’s division mentioned that it has launched 14 search and rescue missions within the Mount Baldy space alone up to now month, with two hikers dying on the mountain.
Drones are persevering with the search for Sands whereas it’s too harmful for individuals to go on the mountain, and a floor search will resume as quickly as potential.
Many have been posting effectively needs for Sand on social media
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British movie producer Cassian Elwes mentioned he was “devastated” and was praying for Sands.
“A very close family friend who was an adventurer in everything he did,” he wrote on Twitter.
Actor Jim Piddock referred to as Sands a “wonderfully talented and unique man and a delightful, generous friend” and added he was “hoping for a miracle”.
Fellow actor Melanie Kinnaman wrote: “Our friend Julian Sands has been missing from a hiking trip in the mountains of Southern California for nearly one week… Please send prayers for his safe return.”