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The father of a missing Hawaii woman, Ryan Kobayashi, has died after an apparent suicide, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The 58-year-old father had been searching for his daughter, 30-year-old Hannah Kobayashi, after she missed her connecting flight to New York from LAX. Hannah was due to meet with the family on November 8, according to the family.

Kobayashi died after jumping from a parking structure near LAX sometime around 4 a.m. Sunday, police confirmed.

A vigil was held outside the Crypto.com Arena on Thursday for Hannah, who is still missing.

On November 11, family members say they received strange text messages from Hannah about someone trying to steal her identity. All calls that day went straight to voicemail. The family has not heard from her since.

The family of a woman who disappeared from LAX after missing her connecting flight is asking the public and police to help find her. Darsha Philips reports for NBC4 News at 23.00 on 21 November 2024.

Surveillance footage shows Kobayashi boarding a subway at Pico Station at 10 p.m. on November 18.

“We’re trying to get them to take us seriously because it’s been 11 days,” said Laire Pidgeon, Kobayashi’s aunt. “Just because she doesn’t have a mental illness and just because she’s not older doesn’t mean that nothing happened to her.”

Kobayashi was last seen wearing black leggings, a tie-dye sweatshirt and a green backpack.

Any information on her whereabouts must be reported to the LAPD.

If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts or are concerned about someone else who may be, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1–800-273-TALK.