Actor Julian Sands has been missÂing for five days after hikÂing Mount BalÂdi in SouthÂern CalÂiÂforÂnia, offiÂcials said Wednesday.
Sands, 65, was reportÂed missÂing in the BalÂdi Bowl neighÂborÂhood around 7:30 p.m. FriÂday, said Mara Rodriguez, spokesperÂson for the San BernardiÂno CounÂty SherÂifÂfâs DepartÂment. rice field.
Rodriguez launched a search for Sands, known for her âroom with a view,â but called it off SatÂurÂday night due to road conÂdiÂtions and the danÂger of an avalanche, she said.
AccordÂing to Rodriguez, the search and resÂcue team will conÂtinÂue the search using heliÂcopters and drones if weathÂer perÂmits, and plans to search again on the ground when safeÂty is confirmed.
The sherÂifÂfâs office advisÂes heedÂing warnÂings and avoidÂing the area as high winds and ice make the sitÂuÂaÂtion dangerous.
âRecent storms that have brought snow and ice are not favorÂable even for hikÂers who conÂsidÂer themÂselves to have a high levÂel of expeÂriÂence,â the agency said in its advisory.
Search and resÂcue teams have conÂductÂed 14 resÂcue operÂaÂtions for lost, strandÂed and injured hikÂers on and around the mounÂtain in the past four weeks, and two hikÂers died after falling, the agency said.
Mount Baldy is locatÂed in the San Gabriel MounÂtains northÂeast of Los Angeles.
A British actor, Sands appeared in 1985âs A Room with a View, WarÂlock (1989) and ArachnoÂphoÂbia (1990). Besides, he has appeared in numerÂous movies and TV shows over the decades.
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