


The hikers who found the remains were not associated with those involved in the organized search efforts. Over 80 volunteers and deputies had been combing the wilderness around the mountains with the help of helicopters and drones searching for Sands. While the conditions have improved, many areas of the mountain remain inaccessible due to ice and snow. No further details are available at this time."Ī search for Sands resumed last Saturday (June 17) after being halted in January due to poor weather and the threat of an avalanche. "Identification should be completed next week, at which time we will update this press release. The decedent was transported to the Coroner's Office, pending positive identification," the department said in a news release. "Fontana Station deputies, along with the Sheriff's Department's Emergency Operations Division, responded to the scene. The San Bernardino Sheriff's Office said the remains were located in the San Gabriel Mountains near Mount Baldy, which is northeast of Los Angeles. A group of hikers found human remains near the area where actor Julian Sands went missing while hiking in January.
