Human remains have been found in the area where actor Julian Sands is believed to have disappeared

«byehikers I contacted local authorities in Fontana after human remains were discovered in the Mount Baldy desert,” according to a press release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office. According to authorities, identification The remains are expected to be completed in next week (26/6 – 2/7).

The search for Sands, who has been missing since he went hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles in January, has focused on the Mount Baldy area, where authorities had located him. stigma from his mobile phone, according to CNN.

However, the bad weather conditions combined with difficult From the area, effect They are interrupted The investigations started again just this past Saturday (24/6).

It should be noted that more than 80 volunteers He was involved in operations to locate him, in which two helicopters and a drone assisted. Volunteers wanted indecline Areas in Jebel Baladi are conducting aerial searches,” according to officials.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Monday (6/19) that “despite the weather improving, parts of the mountain remain inaccessible Because of the harsh alpine conditions.” Plenty points They have steep terrain, covered in “more than three meters of snow”.

Department spokeswoman Gloria Huerta told CNN In January the authorities had to comment Their efforts due to severe weather conditions and high risk of observation Avalanche.

Human remains have been found in the California wilderness near the search area for actor Julian Sands, authorities say: CNN/Andy Rose