Search Underway After Actor Goes Missing While Hiking in California

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As fierce winds howl and the snow whips about Mt. Baldy in California, officials have revealed that British actor Julian Sands has been missing on the mountain since last Friday.

Sands, who has appeared in TV shows such as “24” and films including “A Room with a View” and “Arachnophobia,” is also an avid mountaineer, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Gloria Huerta, a representative of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, said Sands was reported missing at about 7:30 p.m. on Friday, according to CNN.

Severe weather and the threat of avalanches have limited search efforts, she said, and drones are currently being used as part of the search effort.

Searchers are expected to return to the mountain once conditions improve, according to The Washington Post.

In a 2020 interview, Sands told the Guardian he was happiest “close to a mountain summit on a glorious cold morning.”

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