Tragic final moments of child actor Rory Sykes killed in LA wildfires revealed as horrified mom watched Malibu home burn
The mother of child star Rory Sykes has shared his tragic last moments before his house caught fire.
British-bornLast Wednesday, Rory, 32, lost his life when the LA wildfires approached his villa on the family’s Malibu ranch.
His mother, model Shelley Sykes, claimed that after several 911 attempts failed, she was compelled to leave Rory, who was born blind and with cerebral palsy, in the 17-acre property.
Phone lines fell down as the Palisades fire raged across their area, so Shelley frantically drove to the nearest fire station to sound the alarm.
She said that because she had a broken arm, she was unable to evacuate 6’5″ Rory, who had trouble walking, by herself.
“He said, ‘Mum, leave me.’ No mother could leave their child,” Shelley told 10 News First.
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“I ve got a broken arm, I couldn t lift him, I couldn t move him.”
However, she was informed that there were no water reserves in the nearby fire hydrants when she arrived at the station 400 meters away.
In a panic Sadly, Shelley and the firefighters discovered their cottage “burned to the ground” when they returned home in a hurry.
“Instead of burning, he died from carbon monoxide poisoning,” she continued.
“I didn’t want my child to suffer. He died needlessly, and it was my baby.
Shelley praised Rory, who starred in the 90s TV series Kiddy Kapers as a child, as a “wonderful son” who had “overcome so much” in a heartbreaking social media post.
The “water service did remain available and uninterrupted to her property and the entire surrounding community,” according to Las Virgenes Municipal Water, which refuted Shelley’s allegations.
A spokesperson stated: “Our water system remained operational and we did provide water to the firefighters throughout the emergency and without interruption.”
Two massive wildfires are burning for a seventh day, and firefighters are rushing to contain them.
As firefighters continue to combat towering flames, it is believed that the death toll from the terrible wildfires could be far higher than the 24 people who have died so far.
The Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires are still burning, and this week they could be exacerbated by strong winds.
Governor of California Gavin Newsom said the flames damaged thousands of homes and caused 100,000 people to evacuate, making them possibly the most destructive natural catastrophe in US history.
Whole neighborhoods have been reduced to smoking ruins by flames, destroying both local inhabitants’ and celebrities’ homes and leaving behind a post-apocalyptic landscape.
At least 12,300 buildings have been damaged or destroyed, according to officials.
Water and retardant were delivered by aerial firefighters, some of whom were scooping water off of the Pacific Ocean.
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As the Palisades Fire spread into the affluent Brentwood neighborhood and other densely populated parts of Los Angeles, land crews equipped with hand tools and water maintained the fire’s perimeter.
About 23,713 acres have been burned by the Palisades Fire, and 14,117 acres have been burned by the Eaton Fire in the foothills east of Los Angeles.