• Rescuers trying to find missing actor Julian Sands.
• They have been following him around on his cell phone.
• He went missing by his wife Eugenia Citkowitz last Friday.

The 65-year-old “A Room with a View” star was reported missing by his wife Eugenia Citkowitz last Friday (13.01.23) after he disappeared during a hike up Mount Baldy in Southern California.

Authorities have been searching the area for him, and it has now been revealed they have been using pings from cellphone towers in an attempt to track his steps.

A statement from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department explained: “Additional phone pings from the cell provider were attempted but were unsuccessful, due to the lack of cell service and most likely cell phone power failure.

“A delayed ping through Sands’ Apple iPhone operating system, from January 14, 2023, provided a possible location on one of the trails leading to the summit of Mt. Baldy. This area was checked by ground searchers and by helicopter.

“Ground and air searchers were unable to locate any evidence in this area that would assist in locating Mr. Sands.”

Officials stated the hunt will restart using a helicopter and drones when the weather improved with ground teams following as soon as it was safe. The search for Sands had previously been suspended due to bad hiking route conditions and the possibility of avalanches.

Henry Sands, the actor’s child via his first marriage to journalist Sarah Sands, had previously set out with search teams in an effort to locate his father. There are also rumours that the actor’s car may have been discovered nearby.

One relative told The Independent newspaper that the star’s family shared a photo of him mounting an Alpine mountain and that Sands is an avid climber.

They said: “This is how he would love to be seen, doing what he loved best – a heroic mountaineer, and thrilled to send a picture of him looking so happy to share with his beloved grandson, [Henry’s son] Billy.”

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