Julian Sands Confirmed Dead After Remains Identified

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Julian Sands has been confirmed dead after going missing more than five months ago.On Tuesday, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department revealed that the Coroner's Office had positively identified the human remains found on Southern California's Mount Baldy Saturday as 65-year-old Sands.As for the manner of his death, that is still under investigation.On Saturday, officials announced that hikers discovered human remains while hiking on Mount Baldy, the same mountain area Sands went missing on back in January.The SBCSD announced that the remains were reported by hikers at about 10:00 a.m.

Deputies responded and transported the victim's remains to the county coroner's office for identification.Sands was reported missing on the night of Jan.

13 after trekking Mount Baldy, a popular hiking area located in the San Gabriel Mountains, about 50 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles.

After looking for the actor with no success, sheriff's officials announced last week that they resumed the search for Sands on June 17, with over 80 search and rescue volunteers, deputies and staff taking part.An unseasonably cold winter in California made the mountain more treacherous, causing flooding and mudslides, and creating dangerous conditions in wilderness areas.Two days after Sands went missing, a mother of four died after sliding more than 500 feet down Mt.