A blind former Australian child actor died when flames from the Palisades fire engulfed his family’s Malibu home and his mother claimed the water had run out.

Rory Callum Sykes, 32, who lives with cerebral palsy and appeared in a few episodes of the British TV show Kiddy Kapers, hosted by his mother, author Shelley Sykes, died on January 8 at the family’s 17-acre estate.

“It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my beautiful son in the Malibu fires yesterday,” wrote Shelley Sykes on X.

“He has overcome so much through surgery and therapy to regain his sight and learn to walk. Despite the pain, he was still excited about traveling the world with me from Africa to Antarctica,” she added.

Sykes was born blind and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

According to 10 News First, the cottage caught fire when embers from the deadly fire landed on the roof, trapping Rory inside.

A heartbroken Shelley said she tried to free her son from the burning building but an injury prevented her from doing so.

“He said, ‘Mom, leave me,’ and no mother can leave her child,” she told the outlet through tears.

“I have a broken arm, I couldn’t lift it, I couldn’t move it,” he added.

His mother said she tried to hose down the burning roof but was unsuccessful and claimed the Las Virgenes Municipal Water Department had turned off her water.

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