The actor who played Chewbacca in Star Wars has reached out to a young fan who lost his 7-year-old friend in a tragic accident.
After learning about the boy's death, actor Peter Mayhew wrote Liam a heartfelt letter to help him through the loss.
The letter was posted to Reddit by Sam's father and has since been viewed more than 130,000 times on Imgur.
http://imgur.com/cOjWRfm
Mayhew spoke with the Radio Times and confirmed that the letter is real.
Liam and his friend Sam loved Star Wars and were planning on seeing 'The Force Awakens' together in December.
Sam's older sister replied in the Reddit thread with more details about the story.