**Update from Editor: Remains found on Mt. Baldy identified as actor Julian Sands. A tragic end to the search for actor Julian Sands after he disappeared on Mt. Baldy in January.The San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday revealed that human remains found by hikers over the weekend are that of the British actor. **
“The identification process for the body located on Mt. Baldy on June 24 has been completed and was positively identified as 65-year-old Julian Sands of North Hollywood. The manner of death is still under investigation, pending further test results,” the department said in a news release. “We would like to extend our gratitude to all the volunteers that worked tirelessly to locate Mr. Sands.”
The San Bernardino Sheriff’s office announced yesterday that they had found a body in the Mount Baldy wilderness in the same area where actor Julian Sands disappeared in January. The following announcement doesn’t mention Sands but mentions that identification “should be completed next week.”
From the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office:
“On Saturday, June 24, 2023, at about 10:00 a.m., civilian hikers contacted the Fontana Sheriff’s Station after they discovered human remains in the Mt. Baldy wilderness. Fontana Station deputies, along with the Sheriff’s Department’s Emergency Operations Division, responded to the scene. The decedent was transported to the Coroner’s Office, pending positive identification. Identification should be completed next week at which time we will update this press release. No further details are available at this time.”
Fans from around the globe remember Sands in popular films in the ‘80s and ‘90s, including Arachnophobia, Gothic, Boxing Helena, and of course Warlock.
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