Nick Sands, the brother of Julian Sands, has advised a UK publication he is aware of “in my coronary heart that he has gone” as California authorities proceed to seek for the actor.
Julian Sands was first reported lacking from the Mt. Baldy space in California on January 13.
Authorities introduced late Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) that whereas they’d discovered one other lacking hiker, there was nonetheless no hint of Sands.
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“The Sheriff’s Division is closing in on the second full week of the seek for lacking hiker, Julian Sands. Quite a few floor and air search efforts have taken place,” in keeping with a press launch from the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Division.
“As of this time, Mr. Sands has not been discovered and no proof of his present location has been found.”
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The opposite hiker, Jin Chung, a 75-year-old resident of Los Angeles who had final been seen on Sunday, was discovered having “suffered some weather-related accidents and a leg harm however was capable of stroll out with the help of the crew members.”
“He was transported to an area hospital for remedy,” the press launch learn. “No additional data is at the moment obtainable.”
Authorities stated they’re persevering with their seek for 65-year-old Sands, greatest identified for his roles in A Room with a View, The Killing Fields, and Arachnophobia.
His older brother talked to the UK’s Craven Herald & Pioneer about his fears concerning his sibling’s disappearance.
“He has not but been declared lacking, presumed lifeless, however I do know in my coronary heart that he has gone,” Nick Sands stated.
“Nevertheless sibling rivalry being what it’s, it might be identical to him to stroll out of there and show me fallacious.”
The elder Sands additionally talked about his brother’s love of climbing.
“When in LA, the Mt Baldy mountain vary was his favorite place, he would go there as usually as he might,” Sands stated.
“Julian preferred to say ‘I’ve by no means had a vacation however I do relaxation sometimes’ – nicely he is resting now in a spot he would really approve of.”
Authorities cautioned of their assertion, “Many hikers, skilled or novice, underestimate the steep terrain, unpredictable climate, and excessive winds that current themselves in our mountain areas” and suggested “hikers keep away from hazardous mountainous areas, resembling Mt. Baldy, right now.”
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