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Julian Sands' family members are thanking search crews as the actorremains missing.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s department shared astatementfrom the Sands family on Wednesday, five months after the 65-year-oldA Room with a Viewactor went missing while hiking Southern California’s Mount Baldy in January.
“We are deeply grateful to the search teams and coordinators who have worked tirelessly to find Julian,” they said.
“We continue to hold Julian in our hearts with bright memories of him as a wonderful father, husband, explorer, lover of the natural world and the arts, and as an original and collaborative performer.”
The sheriff’s office added in the tweet, “Although missing hiker, Julian Sands, was not located during the recent search mission, the case remains active. We want to thank all the individuals who assisted in the June 17 search and the previous search missions.”
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They added, “Aviation resources inserted search teams into remote areas across Mount Baldy and conducted aerial search and assessments efforts. Additionally, drone crews searched areas inaccessible to ground crews.”
So far,ground and air effortsin the search have exceeded 500 hours total, the authorities said. “Additionally, eight unrelated search and rescue operations have been conducted in the Mount Baldy area,” they added.
Anyone with information is being asked to call Detective B. Meelker with the Fontana Station at 909-356-6710.
source: people.com
