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After missing Hawaiian pistillate Hannah Kobayashi’s begetter was recovered dormant Nov. 24, the aesculapian examiner has confirmed his origin of death.
By Olivia Evans Nov 26, 2024 3:07 PMTags
Hannah Kobayashi: Everything to Know About the Maui Woman Who Vanished successful L.A.
Content warning: This communicative discusses suicide
Another tragic item has been revealed amid Hannah Kobayashi’s disappearance.
Two days aft the missing Hawaiian woman’s begetter Ryan Kobayashi was recovered dormant aft jumping disconnected of a parking operation adjacent Los Angeles International Airport, the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner has issued the authoritative origin of his passing.
The aesculapian examiner’s study confirms that Ryan had died by suicide, and succumbed to aggregate blunt unit traumatic injuries successful the LAX parking lot. He was 58.
Ryan’s devastating decease comes amid Hannah’s continuing missing idiosyncratic case—and helium had flown into Los Angeles to assistance successful the hunt for his missing daughter.
“It’s each parents’ nightmare,” Ryan told NBC4 News during a Nov. 21 vigil for his girl adjacent Crypto.com Arena. “We don’t cognize wherever to start, wherever to begin. It’s similar a atom of soil successful the ocean.”
Following Ryan’s death, the Kobayashi household issued a connection done a nonprofit group assisting successful the hunt for Hannah, confirming his decease and emphasizing the value of the ongoing hunt for the 31-year-old.
“Hannah IS inactive actively missing and is believed to beryllium successful imminent danger,” the household wrote. “It is important for everyone to stay vigilant successful their efforts to find Hannah. After tirelessly searching passim Los Angeles for 13 days, Hannah’s father, Ryan Kobayashi, tragically took his ain life. This nonaccomplishment has compounded the family's suffering immeasurably.”
The connection added, “What the household needs astir successful this hard clip is for each communities to rally astir them with support, compassion, and prayers.”
Hannah disappeared Nov. 11 aft flying to Los Angeles en way to New York, wherever she had planned a travel to bash a photography gig, sojourn household members and be a concert.
Hannah Kobayashi/Instagram
Upon arriving astatine LAX Nov. 8 from Hawaii, Hannah missed her connecting formation to the East Coast, and spent the play exploring Los Angeles, her household antecedently confirmed to E! News.
It was besides during this time, Hannah’s aunt Larie Pidgeon besides noted to KITV, that Hannah began communicating successful out-of-character ways, telling friends and household that she had undergone a “very aggravated spiritual awakening,” and expressing concerns of her individuality oregon wealth being stolen.
Hannah’s aunt noted that her phone’s determination past pinged astatine LAX connected Nov. 11, and her household told NBC4 that she was seen connected information footage astatine a Metro presumption adjacent Crypto.com Arena Nov. 18, on with different unidentified person.
The LAPD antecedently confirmed to E! News determination is an ongoing probe for Hannah.
If you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize needs help, telephone 988 to scope the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You tin besides telephone the network, antecedently known arsenic the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, astatine 800-273-8255, substance HOME to 741741 oregon sojourn SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for further resources.
