Hannah Kobayashi’s father Ryan, 58, had traveled to Los Angeles to assist in the seek for his lacking daughter. On Sunday, his physique was present in a car parking zone close to LAX.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Workplace confirmed his demise in a report seen by KABC. His physique was discovered round 4 a.m. within the car parking zone of a enterprise close to LAX. The Los Angeles Police Division confirmed he died after leaping from a parking construction, in line with KNBC.

An announcement launched by a nonprofit group believed to be working with the household within the seek for Hannah, per KABC, additionally said that Ryan had taken his personal life.

“The Kobayashi household endured a devastating tragedy right now,” the assertion learn partly. “After tirelessly looking all through Los Angeles for 13 days, Hannah’s father, Ryan Kobayashi, tragically took his personal life. This loss has compounded the household’s struggling immeasurably.”

“What the household wants most on this troublesome time is for all communities to rally round them with assist, compassion, and prayers. Please be thoughtful together with your feedback and posts,” the assertion continued.

“The trauma they’re enduring is profound, and so they now face the extra burden of grieving the lack of their household’s pillar and navigating subsequent steps.”

In keeping with KABC, the assertion urged the general public to maintain their give attention to the seek for Hannah, whereas giving the household their privateness.

A GoFundMe has been arrange on behalf of Ryan’s fiancée, Li Jaena, stating, “Ryan Kobayashi flew to Los Angeles instantly after studying of Hannah’s disappearance. Tragically, Ryan is not with us, leaving us all heartbroken and perplexed.”

“He has been dwelling his absolute worst nightmare, since Hannah’s disappearance, and now, along with his passing, our household is grappling with unimaginable grief,” the message continued. “Ryan’s love for his household was boundless, and he would do something to guard and take care of his daughters.”

A lacking individuals report was filed with the Los Angeles Police Division on November 10 after Hannah missed her connecting flight to New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport on November 8.

The household shared with The New York Submit that they’d seen surveillance footage of Kobayashi in downtown Los Angeles that reveals she was with an unidentified particular person close to the Pico Metro station on Nov. 11.

Hannah’s aunt, Larie Pidgeon,’ mentioned this footage has induced “main alarm, and type of solidified the household’s suspicion that one thing has been awry. It has made us extraordinarily frightened.” The household is asking on the LAPD to do extra within the ongoing search.

Hannah’s sister, Sydni Kobayashi, wrote on-line final week that the LAPD has not been a lot assist. She mentioned police “will not be taking this as severely as we’d hope as a result of my sister is taken into account an grownup who could make her personal decisions.”

Kobayashi went lacking after flying from Maui to Los Angeles on Nov. 8, the place she was purported to hop on a connecting flight to New York to go to her aunt. She missed that flight, regardless that surveillance footage signifies she landed at LAX.

She additionally despatched some unusual texts to her household earlier than she vanished, together with messaging a pal that she “bought tricked into just about freely giving all my funds.”

In one other message, she claimed she was supposedly fooled by “somebody I assumed I liked,” whereas one other noticed her state, “I believe somebody’s attempting to steal my id. I am actually scared.”

“Deep Hackers wiped my id, stole all of my funds, & have had me on a thoughts f–k since Friday,” one other message learn, together with her household telling the outlet that the texts supposedly from Kobayashi will not be like her. Her cellphone has been off since Nov. 11, per the household.

Different footage confirmed Kobayashi on the Grove procuring heart within the Fairfax District of LA on Nov. 9 and Nov. 10, in addition to video of her returning to LAX, however not getting on a flight on Nov. 11 earlier than she was seen close to the metro station, USA Right now reported.

Hannah Kobayashi is described as 5 toes 10 inches tall and about 140 kilos. She has brown hair and brown eyes, and is fair-skinned with freckles.

Anybody with info concerning her disappearance is inspired to contact the LAPD and/or her household at 845-750-3006.