The daddy of lacking Hawaii girl Hannah Kobayashi has died in Los Angeles two weeks after her disappearance, officers mentioned.
Ryan Kobayashi died in a parking zone on Sunday, Nov. 24, the L.A. County medical examiner confirmed. He was 58.
No data on the reason for dying was supplied by the medical expert.
Per native TV stations KTLA, KNBC and KABC, citing police, the elder Kobayashi’s physique was present in a parking construction close to Los Angeles Worldwide Airport round 4 a.m. native time on Sunday.
An L.A. police spokesman tells PEOPLE that regulation enforcement was known as to the realm on Sunday morning for “an obvious suicide” after a caller “indicated [that] it seemed like someone had fallen or jumped from the seventh [story of] a parking construction.”
The spokesman mentioned the identification of the individual was not but accessible however extra data was prone to be launched in a while Monday, Nov. 25.
The medical expert’s division did not instantly reply when contacted by PEOPLE.
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A GoFundMe organized on behalf of Li Jaena, Ryan’s fiancée, paid tribute to him as “a really outstanding one that lit up each room together with his positivity and sort coronary heart.”
“We’re elevating funds to help the Kobayashi household and supply help to Li throughout this unimaginable time,” reads an outline on the web page, arrange by Emi Ko.
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“Ryan Kobayashi flew to Los Angeles instantly after studying of Hannah’s disappearance. Tragically, Ryan is now not with us, leaving us all heartbroken and perplexed,” organizers wrote.
“He has been residing his absolute worst nightmare, since Hannah’s disappearance, and now, together with his passing, our household is grappling with unimaginable grief,” the message added.
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Hannah’s aunt Larie Pidgeon beforehand advised PEOPLE that the 30-year-old had left Maui on Nov. 8 and was purported to make a connecting flight to New York Metropolis at LAX, however missed it due to her tight layover.
Pidgeon mentioned Hannah had contacted one other aunt, Geordan Montalvo, and advised her she missed her flight and was attempting to rebook.
The lacking girl was mentioned to have then gone to a bookstore round midday on Nov. 9 and that night she went again to LAX, telling Montalvo that attempting to get on one other flight was a “nightmare” however that she was nonetheless attempting to get there.
The household mentioned they’ve confirmed sightings of Hannah at LAX the next day — however began to obtain regarding messages from her on Nov. 11.
“I feel somebody’s attempting to steal my identification. I’m actually scared,” Hannah texted on the time, amongst different worrying messages, in accordance with her household.
Hannah’s final pinned location was at LAX round 4 p.m. native time on Nov. 11, Pidgeon advised PEOPLE. That day, the household received a confirmed sighting of Hannah and an unidentified individual getting on the prepare, however she hasn’t been seen since reportedly exiting at Pico Station.
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Ryan, her dad, was among the many members of the family who traveled to L.A. amid the seek for his lacking daughter.
Whereas talking to a crowd at a rally close to Crypto.com Area, near the place Hannah was final seen, Pidgeon urged folks on Thursday, Nov. 21: “Please, please don’t cease saying her title, Hannah Kobayashi.”
Ryan additionally appeared on the rally, calling his daughter “an exquisite woman inside and outdoors.”
“Simply attain out, for those who can in any respect,” he mentioned.
