00:00First is going to be Kylie, King, Adam, Young, Lincoln, Edward, Edward.
00:04First is going to be Henry, Ocean, Tom, Tom, Lincoln, Edward.
00:09All I have is an eight.
00:12She's apparently up here visiting, and the friends she is with don't have any contact for her family.
00:20DMS coming back here for the second individual because he needs to get checked.
00:24Are you able to check with the city to see if they have anybody?
00:27No sign.
00:28DMS 332 to the shift.
00:30If anybody has access to the interpreter app on the phone.
00:37DMS 1582, 11,510 Windsor Road, between Sunflower Drive and Oriole Drive.
00:45Kaylee Hoddle, the young actress known for her role in the Godzilla vs. Kong franchise, has died after a tragic
00:51car accident.
00:52She was 18.
00:53Kaylee's father, Joshua Hoddle, confirmed the heartbreaking news to TMZ.
00:57after sharing an emotional live stream on Facebook.
01:00According to Joshua, the fatal car crash happened in Maryland.
01:03He explained in American Sign Language that he was in Texas when authorities called to notify him about the collision.
01:10He later received another call informing him that Kaylee's heart had stopped while she was being transported to the hospital.
01:15Joshua said he was flying to Maryland to claim his daughter's body, referencing the trip in a 23-minute Facebook
01:21live stream captioned,
01:25Following the news, social media users flooded the comments with messages of support, remembering Kaylee as a brilliant and kind
01:31young woman.
01:32Born in Atlanta in 2007, Kaylee was raised in Austin, Texas, where she attended the Texas School for the Deaf.
01:38She began acting at just nine years old, making her debut in a commercial for Glide, a video messaging app
01:44popular within the deaf and hard of hearing community.
01:47Her breakout role came in 2021, when she starred as Gia in Godzilla vs. Kong.
01:52Her character lived on Skull Island with Dr. Eileen Andrews, played by Rebecca Hall,
01:57and shared a unique bond with King Kong, through American Sign Language.
02:01During the film's release, Hall and co-star Alexander SkarsgƄrd revealed they learned ASL to communicate with Kaylee on set.
02:08SkarsgƄrd praised the young actress, calling her incredibly professional,
02:12and saying he was amazed by how naturally she performed in front of the camera, despite it being her first
02:17movie.
02:18Kaylee also spoke about the importance of authentic representation,
02:21explaining through an interpreter that deaf actors should play deaf characters,
02:25because they understand both the language and the culture.
02:28She returned as Gia in 2024's Godzilla vs. Kong The New Empire,
02:32and also appeared as June in a Season 4 episode of Magnum P.I.
02:36Kaylee Hoddle was just beginning what many believe would be a promising career,
02:40and her death marks a tragic loss for both the entertainment industry and the deaf community.
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