THE air search for missing actor Julian Sands has been stepped up after he vanished on a hike over a week ago.
A helicopter search for the missing Brit is underway as US authorities are utilizing GPS information from his telephone to attempt to pinpoint his location.
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Each nationwide and state officers are actually working with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s workplace, a week after the 65-yr-outdated disappeared while on a hike on Mount Baldy close to LA in California.
The actor was planning to finish the damaging trek in a day however was reported missing when he didn’t return residence.
The involvement of federal and state businesses marks a step up in the search for Sands – which is to proceed by way of helicopter solely for now.
Search and rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy snow and ice on account of proof of avalanches in the realm.
Officers mentioned the search continues by “helicopter and drones when climate permits”.
The county sheriff’s division beforehand revealed that pings from the actor’s telephone appeared to indicate he was nonetheless on the transfer on Sunday heading additional into the mountainous space of Baldy Bowl.
A spokesperson mentioned: “We’re working with state and federal businesses which have cellular phone forensics to help us in pinpointing a location, however up to now no new data has been developed.”
Sleet, snow and fog pressured the suspension of search efforts – however police say there may be “no exhausting deadline” for calling them off.
Earlier this week, Julian’s snow-coated automobile was recovered by investigators and towed away.
Mount Baldy residents famous the “excessive” situations however mentioned they’d not “rule something out” in the mission to search out Sands.
As fears for the actor’s security develop, the star’s buddies had been praying for excellent news.
The skilled climber’s outdated pal and film producer Cassian Elwes, 63, advised Cialcan the scenario was “extremely unhappy” and “thoughts-boggling.”
He described his outdated pal as “an adventurer” who had “climbed all types of mountains.”
Julian is finest identified for his roles in hit films A Room with a View, Warlock and Leaving Las Vegas.
He moved to the North Hollywood space from the UK in 1985.
The 65-yr-outdated has two daughters with the journalist Evgenia Citkowitz, who he married in 1990.
He additionally had son Henry together with his first spouse Sarah Sands – the previous editor of the Sunday Telegraph and the Night Customary.
Rescue groups are additionally looking out for one other hiker, California resident Bob Gregory, who disappeared on Monday.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Division beforehand urged hikers to “suppose twice and heed warnings”, saying its search and rescue groups had responded to 14 calls on Mount Baldy and in the encircling space over the final 4 weeks.
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