As reported by TMZ, a member of the family spoke with Hannah on Wednesday and says that she reassured them she is okay.

“We’re extremely relieved and grateful that Hannah has been discovered protected,” Kobayashi’s sister Sydni and mom Brandi Yee mentioned within the assertion, posted by their household lawyer Sara Azari on X.

“This previous month has been an unimaginable ordeal for our household, and we kindly ask for privateness as we take the time to heal and course of every part we now have been by way of.”

On December 2, the LAPD issued a press launch that their investigators had traveled to the US/Mexico border and seen surveillance footage that “clearly” confirmed Kobayashi crossing into Mexico on foot.

“She was alone, along with her baggage. Presently, Kobayashi’s case has been categorized as a voluntary lacking particular person,” they mentioned in an announcement.

Forward of this closing discovery by the LAPD, which successfully ended their investigation, Kobayashi had traveled to Los Angeles from Maui on November 8, 2024. She was then seen in video footage and pictures verified by detectives across the metropolis.

On November 11, she was scheduled to board a flight to New York; although she did verify her bag, she had it despatched again to her and was seen pulling it from a carousel that very same day at LAX. Per police, she then took her baggage to Union Station and acquired a bus ticket for a vacation spot close to the Mexico border. She then took a bus to San Ysidro, earlier than crossing into Mexico.

The 31-year-old additionally allegedly texted a pal saying she “acquired tricked into just about freely giving all my funds,” earlier than a follow-up textual content claiming she was supposedly hoodwinked “for somebody I believed I beloved.”

Late final month, Hannah’s father, Ryan — who got here to Los Angeles to seek for his daughter — was discovered useless from an obvious suicide close to LAX.

Now that the household has reported they’ve heard from Kobayashi and that she is nicely and have requested for privateness, this can be the ultimate phrase the general public will get on this lacking individuals case that gripped the nation.

“Now we have not seen her and at this level we now have no motive to compel her to see us,” Lt. Doug Olfield of the LAPD lacking individuals unit instructed Folks on December 11. “It’s a giant information story, so she could resolve to return with a lawyer, however she is just not obligated to talk to us.”

They famous that authorities have been notified formally by way of the household legal professional that Kobayashi was present in Mexico, however they weren’t instructed the place she was discovered or how they household acquired in contact along with her.

“We need to categorical our heartfelt due to everybody who supported us throughout this troublesome time,” the household assertion added after sharing that Kobayashi had been discovered. “Your kindness and concern have meant the world to us.”

Azari additional said that the household can be making no additional statements on the time.

“We’ll see what occurs subsequent,” Oldfield instructed the outlet. “We do not have plenty of particulars.”

One factor that may occur if Kobayashi ought to return to the USA, she’s going to nonetheless be flagged as a “lacking particular person.” Oldfield defined that they do that as a result of “we normally need regulation enforcement to find out an individual is protected and make contact.”

As soon as that may occur and regulation enforcement might affirm firsthand that she is protected and nicely, “then we take her out of the system,” Oldfield mentioned. “Until one thing else occurs.”