The father of a woman who went missing in Hawaii while on vacation in New York City was found dead near Los Angeles International Airport early Sunday morning.
Ryan Kobayashi, 58, was in Los Angeles to look for his 30-year-old daughter, Hannah Kobayashi, who missed her connecting flight from Los Angeles International Airport to New York more than two weeks ago.
Police confirmed that Kobayashi died after jumping from a parking lot near Los Angeles International Airport around 4 a.m. Sunday. NBC Los Angeles.
A nonprofit organization said to be assisting in the search for Hannah also released a statement on behalf of the family.
“The Kobayashi family suffered a devastating tragedy today,” he wrote. RAD movement.
“Hannah's father, Ryan Kobayashi, tragically took his own life after a 13-day intense search throughout Los Angeles. This loss has compounded the family's suffering immeasurably.”
The nonprofit organization requested privacy for the grieving family and urged the public to focus on the search for Hannah, especially following the tragic news about her father.
The newspaper has contacted the Los Angeles Police Department for comment.
Kobayashi said on Monday. KTLA He hoped to keep in touch with his daughter while in the Golden State.
“I miss her,” he said. “I just want her to know about it and reach out to her, whatever.”
Hannah was scheduled to fly from Maui to Los Angeles on Nov. 8, where she would hop on a connecting flight to New York for a “bucket list” trip and visit her aunt.
However, she missed the flight 42 minutes later, even though there was surveillance footage showing her landing at LAX.
Her loved ones said she had sent strange emails to family and friends before her disappearance, including one in which she told a friend she had been “tricked into giving away almost all of my funds.” I was worried at first.
In another message, she claimed to have been cheated on by “someone I thought I loved.”
Another message read: “Deep hackers erased my identity, stole all my funds and have been making me anxious since Friday.”
The family previously said the emails purported to be from Hannah were not from her.
“She was scared and said someone might be trying to steal her money and her identity,” said her aunt, Larry Pidgeon.
“Weird, cryptic messages, things about the Matrix, things that weren't like her at all. And all of a sudden, we couldn't get in touch.”
Other footage shows Kobayashi at the Globe Shopping Center in Los Angeles' Fairfax neighborhood on November 9 and November 10, and when she returned to Los Angeles International Airport on November 11, but was unable to board a plane. There was also footage from before he was discovered near the subway. station, USA Today reported.
Her cell phone has not been turned on since November 11, her family said.
The family filed a police report with the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles City authorities, and the FBI.
Hannah Kobayashi is 5 feet and 10 inches tall and weighs around 140 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes, and fair skin with freckles.
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