Actor John Malkovich has described the disappearance of pal and co-star Julian Sands as a “very sad event”.
Sands, 65, was reported lacking within the Mount Baldy space of the San Gabriel mountains in California greater than 5 weeks in the past.
The British actor didn’t return from a hike and his mountaineering accomplice Kevin Ryan stated on the time that it was apparent “something has gone wrong”.
Phone pings appeared to indicate he was on the transfer two days after he was reported lacking.
There have been plenty of searches, on foot and from the air, with state and federal businesses concerned, however he has but to be discovered.
Speaking at a press convention on the Berlin International Film Festival, Malkovich, who is about to star alongside Sands within the upcoming German-Moroccan historic drama Seneca, stated he was “very close” to the actor.
“I’m a godfather to his son from his first wife, Sarah, who I know very well, and I introduced him to his second wife,” he stated.
“We were close forever, ever since we met in 1983 on the set of The Killing Fields. It’s a very sad event.”
Sands was beforehand married to Sarah, a former editor of the London Evening Standard and BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, in 1987 and is now married to playwright Evgenia Citkowitz.
Authorities have vowed to “bring closure” to the actor’s household, after greater than 5 weeks of looking out.
The San Bernardino sheriff’s division stated on Monday that additional floor searches for Sands over the weekend had yielded no outcomes.
The pressure added that an imminent storm within the area meant that search efforts would now be delayed “for some time”.
“On 18 February, over 20 members of the Fontana sheriff’s station and the West Valley search and rescue team conducted a ground search in the Mt Baldy area,” a spokesperson stated.
“The crew members focused on the area where the California Highway Patrol’s Recco device hit on a possible electronic device on 25 January.
“Unfortunately, nothing was discovered that might result in the invention of Mr Sands.
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“With the imminent storm approaching, ground searches for Mr Sands will be delayed for some time.”
The spokesperson added: “Our goal is to bring closure to the family of Mr Sands and, when we can, we will try this again.”
The sheriff’s division beforehand stated it remained “hopeful” of discovering the actor, however admitted that the result of the searches might now “not be what we would like”.
The actor’s household have praised the “heroic” efforts of Californian authorities concerned within the searches, and have been “deeply touched” by the assist that they had obtained.
Sands was born in Yorkshire and moved to Los Angeles in 2020.
He has starred in movies comparable to Warlock, Room With A View and Leaving Las Vegas, together with roles on TV programmes Smallville and 24.
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