Posted on 01/18/2023 6:48:17 PM PST by nickcarraway
Julian Sands, a British actor who has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows since the 1980s, is one of two missing hikers currently being searched for in Southern California's mountains, authorities confirmed Wednesday.
Sands has been missing since last week in the Mt. Baldy area. Family reported him missing on Friday evening.
According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, severe weather on the mountain has been difficult and air resources have been limited.
"His wife did report him missing," said Gloria Huerta with SBCSD. "From what I understand, he left sometime that day for a hike and when he did not return, his family reported him missing."
Sands is known for roles in several films, including the 1985 feature "A Room with a View," "Warlock" and "Leaving Las Vegas."
Born in England, the 65-year-old now lives in the North Hollywood area.
Meanwhile, a separate search is ongoing for another hiker in Los Angeles County.
Bob Gregory, of Hawthorne, was reported missing by family on Monday afternoon. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's San Dimas station, they've been searching for him in the Crystal Lake area of the San Gabriel Mountains.
Family says they are distraught and fear he may have hurt himself and fallen. They added the police are tracing his cell phone.
Search teams combed the area on the ground and from the air on Tuesday. However, those efforts were limited Wednesday to air crews only due to icy conditions on the tough terrain, authorities said.
"The conditions are too dangerous. In fact, even some of the more experienced hikers are getting themselves into trouble up there so we recommend that people to stay away from that area," said Huerta.
The past participle of "to search (for)" is "searched."
You are mistakenly confusing it with the past participle of the verb "to seek," which is indeed "sought."
No one in the article was "seeking" Mr. Sands. They were "searching" for him. Hence, they "searched" for him.
NOT: They "sought" him.
Regards,
Maybe the eagle will bring parts of the actor to the nest. Stay tuned...
He left a very nice area called Calabasas https://www.travellens.co/best-things-to-do-in-calabasas-ca/ that has rolling hills with plenty of hiking to be done. No snow either.
He decides to go hiking in the winter in the mountains in an area that had killed two people that past month and 4 others had to be rescued. He has been missing 5 days. I bet he slipped and fell like the one that died that month when they fell 700ft. I wonder if he was even dressed for winter.
Skiers are known to disappear when the snow collapses by a tree. Snow that is many feet deep. They fall in and cannot climb out.
Come spring the animals will find him.
Sought
Aw the hell with it, the guy's missing!
CC
Yep. Good actor, terrible movie.
I always thought of Sands as a "poor man's Jeremy Irons."
In fact, I often got the two British actors confused with each other.
He would have made a perfect Lestat. I guess the studio wanted another big name opposite Brad Pit.
Your sarcasm is noted.
The point is to not carry the gear inside ones’ backpack but rather utilize the gear for its intended purpose “as needed” hence the emphasis- on what you note as “the obvious”.
I know of more than one backpacker that has slid to their death due to inexperience and or bad decision making, and- lack of equipment to arrest their fall was sadly a primary reason.
I would also note that there are examples of falls where the backpacker had equipment on their person either tucked inside their backpack or strapped to the outside of their backpack.
This gross mistake is due to their reluctance to carry their ice axe in their hands “at the ready” or wear their crampons or other type of traction device (micro spikes) even as the tread conditions might negate their use from time to time.
You know- the thing!
Yes, thank you, I was on snow with a steep incline but was not wearing my crampons at this time. I was transversing, not climbing and there was a beaten path, to this day I do not know how I lost traction,
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