Kaya Adams is a brave and resourceful teenage girl, played by Isabel Gravitt in the 2024 crime horror film Dead Sea. After losing her mother a year ago, Kaya takes care of her younger brother while managing her grieving father and a part-time job. She joins her best friend, Tessa, and two boys, Xander and Julian, on a jet ski trip for some fun. However, a tragic accident leaves them stranded at sea, leading Kaya into a dangerous fight for survival against human traffickers.

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• Kaya Adams is a brave and resourceful teenage girl, portrayed by Isabel Gravitt in the film Dead Sea (2024). She has been taking care of her younger brother and grieving father after her mother’s death a year ago. Between her part-time job and family duties, Kaya struggles to balance her life. Her best friend, Tessa, convinces her to take a break for some fun and adventure.
• Kaya joins Tessa and two boys, Xander and Julian, on a jet ski trip to the Bahamas for some excitement. During the outing, Kaya and Xander start bonding, as Tessa secretly tries to set them up. However, things turn tragic when Julian’s carelessness leads to a fatal accident. Xander gets severely injured, and the group is left stranded in the middle of the ocean.
• Hours later, a fishing trawler captained by Rey rescues Kaya, Tessa, and the injured Xander. Initially, Rey promises to help them, but Kaya becomes suspicious of his strange behavior. Her suspicions prove correct when she discovers Rey and his accomplice, Dr. Hunt, are organ traffickers. Rey plans to sell Tessa and Xander’s organs and auction Kaya as a slave.

Isabel Gravitt in Dead Sea (2024)

• Despite being trapped in the boat’s brig, Kaya keeps her courage and resourcefulness intact. She finds a piece of wire and begins working on an air vent to escape. Meanwhile, Xander’s organs are harvested, and Tessa is taken for surgery. Kaya seizes the moment, escapes, and manages to kill Dr. Hunt before he harms Tessa further.
• Kaya tries to escape the trawler with Tessa, but Rey sabotages their efforts by damaging the lifeboat. Kaya and Tessa swim toward a luxury yacht, pursued relentlessly by Rey. Before leaving Tessa in the ocean for safety, Kaya promises to return for her. She reaches the yacht, activates a distress beacon, and calls the Coast Guard for help.
• In a climactic confrontation, Rey stabs Kaya in the abdomen as she fights to survive. Summoning her last bit of strength, Kaya kills Rey by shooting a flare gun into his mouth. Despite her injuries, she ensures the beacon is activated, signaling their location to rescuers. Kaya’s resilience and determination ultimately save her, and Tessa’s lives.

Isabel Gravitt in Dead Sea (2024)

• The Coast Guard rescues Kaya, who is critically injured but alive. She provides them with information about Rey and Dr. Hunt’s trafficking operations. Tessa, left drifting at sea overnight, is also found alive but severely weakened. Both girls are taken to safety, where they begin their long journey of recovery.
• Kaya’s courage and quick thinking saved not only her life but also her friend’s. She exposes Rey’s sinister trafficking ring, helping authorities uncover a dark network. The loss of her friends, Xander and Julian, leaves a lasting emotional scar. However, Kaya’s survival story is a testament to her bravery and unyielding spirit.

Isabel Gravitt in Dead Sea (2024)

Kaya Adams’s Relationship with Other Characters

• Tessa (Best Friend): Kaya and Tessa share a close bond as best friends. Tessa convinces Kaya to join the jet ski trip to help her relax. They support each other throughout their captivity, and Kaya risks everything to save Tessa from being harmed.
• Xander (Potential Love Interest): Xander is Tessa’s friend, and Tessa tries to set him up with Kaya. Sparks begin to fly between Kaya and Xander during the trip, but their connection is cut short due to the tragic events that follow.
• Julian (Tessa’s Boyfriend): Kaya knows Julian through Tessa. His reckless behavior during the trip causes the accident that leads to their dire situation, and he ultimately disappears after being injured.

Isabel Gravitt in Dead Sea (2024)

• Captain Rey (Antagonist): Captain Rey pretends to rescue Kaya and her friends but later reveals his sinister plan to traffic them. Kaya fights back fiercely, ultimately defeating him to ensure her and Tessa’s survival.
• Dr. Curtis Hunt (Antagonist): Dr. Hunt works with Rey to harvest the organs of injured victims. Kaya kills him in a life-or-death struggle to save Tessa.