Australian Man Dies in Malibu Home After Water Was Switched Off

Australian Man Dies in Malibu Home After Water Was Switched Off
Flames from the Palisades Fire burn homes along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2025. Eric Thayer/Getty Images
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An Australian man has died in the Californian wildfires, his “totally heartbroken” mother has confirmed.

British-born Australian citizen Rory Sykes, 32, died after flames engulfed his self-contained cottage on a family property in Mount Malibu, his mother Shelley Sykes said in a post on X.