Rory Sykes was a former Australian child star who was born with cerebral palsy and was blind. He died in the California wildfires on Wednesday after his mother claimed she could not save him from their burning home.

It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my son, @Rorysykes yesterday due to the Malibu Fires. Shelley Sykes posted a message on X Thursday, calling her son “a wonderful child.”

Rory Sykes’ mother stated that he had cerebral palsy and was unable to walk. The actor who appeared in “Kiddy Kapers” in the British television show of the late ’90s lived in a cottage at his family’s 17-acre Malibu property.

Shelley Sykes reported that it was destroyed in the Palisades Fire on Wednesday when “she couldn’t put out cinders with a hose, because the water had been shut off by Las Virgenes municipal water @LVMWD.”

“Even the 50 brave firefighters had no water all day! He will be incredibly missed,” she posted.

A spokesperson from Las Virgenes Municipal Water denounced her claim, stating that “water service was available and uninterrupted for her property and to the entire community.”

The spokesperson stated, “Our water system was operational and we provided water to firefighters during the entire emergency without interruption.”

The Palisades fire started on Tuesday, and it has now spread to over 22,000 acres. It has destroyed approximately 5,000 buildings.

Shelley Sykes, an Australian journalist for 10 News First, said that she had a broken wrist and was unable to lift or move her child.

“He said, ‘Mom, leave me.’ And no mom could leave their kid,” she said, crying.

Shelley Sykes reported that she drove to her local fire department and asked for help. However, they said they had no water. When the fire department returned, she said that Rory’s “cottage had been burned to the ground.”

10 News First reported that firefighters informed the mother of her son’s death from carbon monoxide intoxication during the wildfire. The station reported that his death was not officially included in the wildfire deaths.

Officials have confirmed that at least eleven people died in the Los Angeles region due to wildfires. Firefighters are continuing to fight the fires which, as of Saturday have consumed 39,000 acres across the greater Los Angeles region.