Hikers have discovered human stays in a California mountain space the place British actor Julian Sands went lacking 5 months in the past, authorities have stated.

The stays had been found on Saturday morning close to Mount Baldy in Southern California, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department stated.

They have been taken to the coroner's workplace for identification which is predicted to be accomplished subsequent week, the division added.

Sands, a eager hiker and mountaineer, was reported lacking on 13 January after he did not return from a hike within the Mount Baldy space.

The 65-year-old Yorkshire-born actor is understood for his roles in movies A Room With A View, Leaving Las Vegas and Warlock, in addition to TV appearances on 24, Smallville and Banshee.

Earlier this week, his household launched a press release saying they had been persevering with to maintain him "in our hearts with bright memories".

"We are deeply grateful to the search teams and co-ordinators who have worked tirelessly to find Julian," the household assertion, issued by the sheriff's division, learn.

"We continue to hold Julian in our hearts with bright memories of him as a wonderful father, husband, explorer, lover of the natural world and the arts, and as an original and collaborative performer."

A spokesperson for the sheriff's division beforehand stated its aim was "to bring closure" to the household.

Eight searches by floor and air have taken place for Sands since his disappearance however they've been hampered by poor situations within the space and had been halted in March as a result of threat of avalanches.

A search on 17 June had included over 80 search and rescue volunteers, deputies, and employees, with their efforts supported by two helicopters, and drone crews.

"Despite the recent warmer weather, portions of the mountain remain inaccessible due to extreme alpine conditions," the sheriff's division stated in a press release on the time.

"Multiple areas include steep terrain and ravines, which still have 10-plus feet of ice and snow."