A blind former Australian child actor died when the flames of the Palisades fires engulfed his family's Malibu cabin, after the house ran out of water,The Post reported.
Rory Callum Sykes, 32, who lived with cerebral palsy and appeared in several episodes of the British TV show "Kiddy Kapers" hosted by his mother, author Shelley Sykes, died at the family's 17-acre estate on January 8.
"It is with great sadness that I have to announce the death of my beautiful son yesterday in the Malibu fires," Shelley Sykes wrote on X. "He overcame so much with surgeries and therapies to regain his sight and be able to learn to walk. Despite the pain, he was still enthusiastic about traveling with me around the world, from Africa to Antarctica."
The cabin caught fire when embers from the deadly blaze fell onto the roof, trapping Rory inside, according to 10 News First.
Shelley, heartbroken, said she tried to get her son out of the burning building, but an injury prevented her from doing so.
"He said, 'Mom, leave me,' but no mom can leave her son," she told the outlet through tears. "I have a broken arm, I couldn't lift it, I couldn't move it."
His mother added that she tried to spray the burning roof with a hose, but was unsuccessful, claiming that the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District had cut off their water.
The "50 brave firefighters" also faced the fight against the raging inferno in the waterless area, Sykes added.
Shelley Sykes' despair to save Rory
Sykes said she could not call for help because "911" was not working and drove a quarter mile down the smoke-filled roads to find first responders.
The detached cottage had burned down by the time Shelley and the firefighters returned to the property.
Rory's death is not among the 11 fire-related deaths announced by the Los Angeles coroner, as his remains have not yet been recovered.
The Palisades fire killed five people, while the Eaton fire claimed six more lives. Firefighters told Sykes that her son died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
"I didn't want any pain for my baby," Sykes cried.
Sykes was a former child actor and hosted the British TV show 'Kiddy Kapers' in 1998, according to NewsAU.
The Malibu estate appeared on Shelley Sykes' reality TV show "Get Syked with Style". She later described herself as a "player and philanthropist," her website said.