Julian Sands: Which British Hollywood actor is missing in California?
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Ground crews are still unable to continue their search for missing actor Julian Sands due to the risk of avalanches in the area.
Mr Sands, 65, was reported missing on a hiking trip in the Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel Mountains on Friday, while local authorities continued to search with “helicopters and drones as weather permits”.
“The aerial search is resuming, but we have not yet been able to resume the ground search due to the icy conditions and the threat of avalanches,” Gloria Huerta, public information officer for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, told the BBC on Friday.
She said there is still “no set time” when they will start again.
In other news, a phone belonging to Mr. Sands appears to indicate he was en route to a mountainous area in Southern California on the day he was reported missing.
The search has intensified recently as officials use cellphone forensics to help pinpoint the actor’s location.
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Recent photos sent by actor Julian Sands to his grandson from a snow-capped mountain peak
With the search for the British actor in the mountains of California entering its sixth day, poignant pictures he sent to his grandson show him looking relaxed and happy as he climbs well above the clouds.
Mr Sands, who has appeared in more than 150 films and TV series including A Room With a View, sent pictures of himself climbing the Weisshorn mountain in the Swiss Alps to his grandson last September.
Jane Dalton has this outstanding report:
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Friends of Julian Sands share concerns over the whereabouts of the ‘dazzling’ actor
Messages of hope, concern and prayer have been shared online by friends of missing actor Julian Sands, described by those close to him as “adventurous in everything he did”.
Reverend Richard Coles called Mr Sands, 65, “dazzling” as he said he was “praying for his safe return”.
“I knew #JulianSands way back in the 80’s when his brother shared a mouse infested apartment with my best friend,” he tweeted.
“He was so dazzling and so delightful and everyone who loves him is beside themselves with worry.”
British film producer Cassian Eleves also shared a heartfelt message.
He posted: “As of Friday I know my friend Julian Sands is missing on Mt Baldy. I am devastated. A very close family friend who was adventurous in everything he did. I said many prayers.”
Emily Atkinson January 21, 2023 2:30 pm
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ICYMI: Federal agencies join search for missing British actor Julian Sands
Federal agencies have joined the search for Julian Sands, using cellphone forensics to help pinpoint the British actor’s location, local police said.
Both national and state officials are now working with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office, a week after the actor was first reported missing in the mountains of Southern California.
As of Friday, ground crews were still unable to continue search efforts due to the risk of avalanches in the area, and authorities said there was still “no time set” when they would begin.
Emily Atkinson January 21, 2023 1:30 pm
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Avalanche risk as aerial search resumes for missing actor
Ground crews are still unable to continue their search for missing actor Julian Sands due to the risk of avalanches in the area.
Mr Sands, 65, was reported missing on a hiking trip in the Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel Mountains on Friday, while local authorities continued to search with “helicopters and drones as weather permits”.
“The aerial search is resuming, but we have not yet been able to resume the ground search due to the icy conditions and the threat of avalanches,” Gloria Huerta, public information officer for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, told the BBC on Friday.
She said there is still “no set time” when they will start again.
Emily Atkinson January 21, 2023 12:30 pm
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Watch: ‘No hard deadline’ to call off Julian Sands manhunt, authorities say
‘There is no hard and fast deadline’ for Julian Sands manhunt to be called off, authorities say
Emily Atkinson January 21, 2023 11:30 am
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Julian Sands: Timeline of the Disappearance of the Missing Actor
The British star is believed to have been somewhere along California’s popular Baldy Bowl Trail, which climbs 3,900 feet over 4.5 miles to the highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Jacob Stallworthy has the details:
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Julian Sands: Which British Hollywood actor is missing in California?
Julian Sands: Which British Hollywood actor is missing in California?
Emily Atkinson January 21, 2023 9:30 am
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Police are tracking phone records during the search for missing actor Julian Sands in the mountains of California
Both national and state officials are now working with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office, a week after the actor was first reported missing in the mountains of Southern California.
As of Friday, ground crews were still unable to continue their search efforts because of evidence of avalanches in the area, and authorities said there was still “no time set” on when they would begin.
Emily Atkinson January 21, 2023 09:00 am
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The actor was “on the move” the day he was reported missing, police revealed
A phone belonging to missing actor Julian Sands appears to indicate he was on the move to a mountainous area in Southern California the day he was reported missing.
The search has intensified recently as officials use cellphone forensics to help pinpoint the actor’s location.
Sands, 65, was reported missing on a hiking trip in the Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel Mountains on Friday, while local authorities continue to search with “helicopters and drones as weather permits.”
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department previously said phone calls indicated the British actor headed to the Baldy Mountain area two days after he was first reported missing.
Emily Atkinson January 21, 2023 8:30 am
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The climate crisis may be a factor in Sands’ disappearance.
Extreme winter weather is becoming more common in the Golden State, Josh Marcus reports.
Emily Atkinson January 21, 2023 7:50 am
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