Drones searched in areas that were inaccessible to searchers on the ground.
Jun 19, 2023 9:47pm ET
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The search for British actor Julian Sands resumed Saturday, months after he went missing in the mountains of Southern California, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.
More than 80 search and rescue workers, relief workers and associates searched for Sands, but he was not found, the sheriff’s office said.
Authorities said search teams, two helicopters and a drone crew, were looking for the actor in remote areas in Mount Baldy.
According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, drones searched in areas that were inaccessible to searchers on the ground.
Sands, 65, was reported missing by his family on Jan. 13 in the Mount Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel Mountains outside of Los Angeles.
The actor went missing when snowy, windy and frigid weather on Mount Baldy potentially presented a challenge for hikers. The sheriff’s department said in January the conditions were “adverse and extremely dangerous.”
On Saturday, June 17, 2023, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department continued its ongoing search efforts in the Mount Baldy wilderness for missing hiker Julian Sands. San Bernardino County Sheriff
“Despite recent warmer weather, portions of the mountain remain inaccessible due to extreme alpine conditions,” the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement announcing the continued search effort.
According to the sheriff’s department, many parts of the area have roosting grounds and canyons with over 10 feet of ice and snow.
The sheriff’s department has conducted eight ground and air searches for Sands since January, with volunteers spending more than 500 hours on the search effort, authorities said.
Sands’ missing persons case is still active and the search for the actor continues on a limited basis, the sheriff’s department said.
Another hiker, Bob Gregory of Hawthorne, California, was reported missing at the same time as Sands. According to Los Angeles ABC News broadcaster KABC, Gregory’s body was found in the San Gabriel Mountains in February.
The missing Sands was born in England and lived in the North Hollywood area, having made dozens of television and film appearances since the 1980s.
Highlights include his role as George Emerson – opposite Helena Bonham-Carter’s Lucy – in the 1985 Oscar-winning drama A Room with a View. Sands also played the title character in Warlock, Leaving Las Vegas, and a 1998 adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera.
ABC News’ Caleigh Bartash contributed to this report.