Former child actor Rory Callum Sykes is among the growing list of victims who have lost their lives in the fires, his mother Shelley Sykes announced in a post on X.
The Los Angeles wildfires continue to cause devastation across California, He appeared in the British series Kiddy Kapers in the 1990s, and he was 32 years old.
Rory had cerebral palsy and was blind. On account of this, his mother Shelley Sykes couldn’t move him because he was with a broken arm.
Actor lived in Australia and recently came to the House family in Malibu, after it caught fire from flying embers.Skyes’ death was confirmed by his mum Shelley who said he was a “wonderful” son.
Shelley said she tried to put out the embers that landed on the roof of the 17-acre property with a hose but the water supply was turned off. She was forced to drive a quarter mile to find first responders after she failed to connect through 911.
He overcame so much with surgeries and therapies to regain his sight and to be able to learn how to walk, the mum said. He was a former child actor and hosted the British RTV Show Kiddy Kapers in 1998, News AU reports.
Skyes tragic death is not part of the official death toll caused by the raging wildfires in LA.
