11/12/2024
, the 30-year-old Hawaii woman who went missing in November, has been found safe.
Police concluded Kobayashi voluntarily left the U.S., crossing the border into Mexico, after days of cryptic text messages to her family that prompted sweeping searches for her in the nation’s second largest city. Amid the searches, her father, Ryan Kobayashi, died by su***de in Los Angeles.
“We want to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported us during this difficult time. Your kindness and concern have meant the world to us,” a statement, attributed to her mother Brandi Yee and sister Sydni Kobayashi, said.
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