COPS probing the death of British actor Julian Sands have today brought an end to their six-month investigation.
The A Room With A View star 65, went missing in January while hiking in the Baldy Bowl area of California’s San Gabriel peaks.
It was revealed last month that a body had been found in the mountains near where he vanished, and it was later confirmed to be him.
Now, weeks on, the probe has come to an end as the actor's cause of death has been deemed "unexplained".
It was revealed the reason he died is unlikely to be determined due to the condition of Sands' body.
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The remains had been found five months after the British actor disappeared.
CBS News reported a coroner for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said: "The cause is undetermined due to the condition of the body and the fact that no other factors were discovered during the coroner's investigation, this is common when dealing with cases of this type.
"This is the final determination."
Sands' disappearance sparked a massive search with helicopters and drones combing the area but only his snow-covered Volvo car was recovered near Mount Baldy.
He went missing in January on the 10,000-foot Mount San Antonio, known locally as Mount Baldy, just outside the city of Los Angeles.
The 65-year-old is an experienced hiker who has previously described himself as happiest "close to a mountain summit on a glorious cold morning."
Sands' breakout role came in the period drama A Room With A View, in which he starred opposite Helena Bonham Carter.
He later moved to the horror genre, featuring in films such as Warlock and Arachnophobia.
Most recently he played the chief medical officer in the 2021 Jack Lowden and Peter Capaldi-led drama Benediction.
From 1984 to 1987 Sands was married to future Evening Standard and Today editor Sarah Sands, with whom he has a son.
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He went on to marry Evgenia Citkowitz, who is also a journalist.
The couple share two daughters.
