Julian Sands Reproduction: social networks
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Published on 06/25/2023 10:12 am
According to authorities, remains were found this Saturday, the 24th, in southern California in the United States, near the area where investigators are searching for missing British actor Julian Sands.
“Civilian hikers contacted the Fontana Sheriff’s Office after discovering human remains in the woods of Mount Baldy,” the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a release.
Investigators said the body was taken away for identification. Identification of the material is expected to be completed next week, according to a statement from the San Bernardino Police Department in charge of the case.
The 65yearold artist was reported missing on January 8 after beginning a hike on Mount Baldy in Southern California. The search for Sands focused on the Mount Baldy area after investigators traced pings from his cellphone to that location.
Bad weather and adverse conditions caused the active search to come to a near standstill until last Saturday the 17th when an eighth search resumed but to no avail.
More than 80 volunteer search and rescue workers, law enforcement agencies and personnel participated in the effort, supported by two helicopter and drone crews, as volunteers “scoured remote areas on Mount Baldy and conducted aerial search and assessment efforts,” according to the report the authorities.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Monday that “despite recent warmer weather, portions of the mountain remain inaccessible due to extreme alpine conditions” and several search areas include steep terrain covered with “more than 10 feet of ice and snow.” is.
On Friday the 23rd, the actor’s family released a statement regarding his disappearance. “We continue to carry Julian in our hearts and fondly remember what a wonderful father, husband, explorer, lover of nature and the arts he was, and what an original and collaborative artist,” the statement said.
Sands is best known for his television roles as Vladimir Bierko, an antagonist in season five of 24, and as Superman’s father JorEl on Smallville. On the big screen, he played the title character in two installments of the Warlock horror film series, which credits include Arachnophobia and Leaving Las Vegas.
The British actor also directed the films “A Window to Love” and “Secrets and Passions”. The actor also starred in a few episodes of the series Dexter. He is married to the writer Evgenia Citkowitz and has three children.