Police issue update on missing Hannah Kobayashi

Hannah Kobayashi, 30, was reported missing from Hawaii last month, and the search for her is still ongoing. The police, however, issued a statement regarding her whereabouts, claiming she “vanished on purpose.”

According to recently revealed footage from a surveillance camera, she missed a connecting flight from Hawaii to New York in Los Angeles on 8 November and disappeared a few days later. Before that, she sent her family “alarming” text messages.

“On Friday, Nov. 8, Hannah Kobayashi missed her connecting flight from LAX to New York, which the investigation determined was intentional,” LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said.

“Over the next few days, she maintained contact with her family and remained active on Instagram.”

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He added: “Our hearts go out to the Kobayashi family during this unimaginable time of grief.

“We remain fully committed to locating Hannah and supporting the family as they navigate their way through this tragedy.”

The footage, obtained by US immigration officials, showed Kobayashi crossing into Mexico with her luggage, which led the police to rule out kidnapping.

“We reviewed video surveillance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which clearly shows Kobayashi crossing the United States border on foot into Mexico,” McDonnell said in a news conference.

“She was alone with her luggage and appeared unharmed.

“Our priority is ensuring Ms. Kobayashi’s safety and well-being.”

Missing Persons of America

With no crime scene or evidence of human trafficking, the police classified her disappearance as a “voluntary missing person.”

Kobayashi’s father, Ryan Kobayashi, along with a number of family members, headed to Los Angeles to help in the search of his daughter, but after they failed to track her down, he was found dead at the bottom of a car park at LAX on Sunday, November 24.

The cause of his passing was ruled a suicide.

Instagram/Hannah Kobayashi

A GoFundMe page set up after Ryan’s passing read: “He has been living his absolute worst nightmare since Hannah’s disappearance, and now, with his passing, our family is grappling with unimaginable grief.”

The family of Hannah Kobayashi is hoping the police would be able to find her soon.

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