Sands was reported missing in January after setting out to hike on Mount Baldy, which rises more than 10,000 feet east of Los Angeles and was pounded by severe storms during winter.
Search teams were flown into remote areas and drones were used to search areas inaccessible to ground crews, the department said in a statement.
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