A man reported missing since Thursday who was found dead Sunday along Little Tujunga Canyon Road has been identified as 60-year-old Jack Kidd, a Canyon Country resident who served as the head grip for the CBS TV show, “The Bold and the Beautiful,” according to officials and published reports.
The CHP Newhall area office was notified by the Los Angeles Communications Center, the official CHP dispatch center, that a white Dodge Ram pickup truck was found over the side of a mountain on Little Tujunga Canyon Road near Mile Marker 5.24, California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Josh Greengard wrote in an email to The Signal.
The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station Search and Rescue team responded to the incident and the reporting party advised they were searching for a person who had been missing since Thursday, Greengard wrote.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Kidd, and information surrounding his disappearance circulated on social media stated that he was a Canyon Country resident.
The informant said they utilized a personal drone and believed that they had located Kidd down a mountain, Greengard added.
“Upon arrival the CSVO rappelled approximately 300 feet to the vehicle and located a lifeless body of a male approximately 3 feet from the white Dodge,” he wrote.
No foul play is suspected and circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation and being handled by the Newhall area CHP office.
“Jack was involved in an accident in the Little Tujunga canyons … We just left the site once Jack was brought up from the canyon,” stated a post on the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 33 Facebook group page. “I want to thank all the brothers and sisters who went out to search for Jack. Thank you to the search and rescue team who volunteered their time to carefully recover Jack, showing great respect for the family.”
A GoFundMe on behalf of Kidd’s family — a wife and three children — that went live on Monday has raised nearly $33,000 as of Wednesday morning, with a goal of $50,000. To donate, visit tinyurl.com/ytjke7nt.
