Tragic news has confirmed the death of actress Kaylee Hottle, who passed away at the age of 18.
The sudden, saddening news has left her family in a state of shock and mourning.
Her father shared more details about how she passed away in a fatal car collision that occurred early Tuesday morning. Her heart stopped due to cardiac arrest while she was being transported to a nearby hospital.
Joshua Hottle, her father, shared the heartbreaking news during a 23-minute livestream session using American Sign Language and confirmed more details to local media outlets.
The Texas School for the Deaf, where she was a senior and a track and field athlete, issued a statement expressing profound grief and sadness during this time while requesting privacy for the family.
Hottle was best known for playing the role of Jia, a deaf orphan girl who shared a unique emotional bond and communicated with King Kong through sign language. She made her feature film debut in Godzilla vs Kong and reprised her prominent role in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.