Father of missing woman Hannah Kobayashi found dead in Los Angeles

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The father of a Hawaii woman who went missing in Los Angeles two weeks ago was found dead on Sunday.

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that the body of Ryan Kobayashi, the 58-year-old father of Hannah Kobayashi, was found around 4 a.m. on Nov. 24 at an address adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport.

Ryan Kobayashi's death was listed as an open case by the Los Angeles County coroner's officer, with no cause of death stated and the location of his death given as a parking lot. The LAPD likewise did not provide further information on a possible cause of death.

Kobayashi's family issued a statement through The Rad Movement on Sunday stating that Ryan Kobayashi had died by suicide.

"This loss has compounded the family's suffering immeasurably," the statement reads. "The trauma they are enduring is profound, and they now face the additional burden of grieving the loss of their family's pillar and navigating next steps."

Hannah Kobayashi, 31, was traveling from Maui to New York when she missed a connecting flight at Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 8, as USA TODAY previously reported. She was last heard from on Nov. 11.

Family asks for focus to remain on Hannah Kobayashi search

The family said in the statement they want the public's focus to remain on the search for Hannah.

"Hannah IS still actively missing and is believed to be in imminent danger. It is crucial for everyone to remain vigilant in their efforts to locate Hannah," the statement read.

The family held a vigil for Hannah Thursday night in the area where she was last seen.

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Kobayashi was last heard from Nov. 11 after being seen the previous two days at The Grove shopping center.

Kobayashi was seen on surveillance cameras near the Pico Metro station in downtown Los Angeles the same day around 10 p.m., Larie Pidgeon, Kobayashi's aunt, told USA TODAY. The Metro station is near Crypto.com Arena and serves the A and E lines of the Los Angeles Metro.

Pidgeon previously told USA TODAY that the family was alarmed when they received texts from Kobayashi that were out of character. Pidgeon elaborated in an interview that odd phrases and a lack of emojis in the messages set off alarm bells.

The 31-year-old is described as 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing about 140 pounds and has brown hair and eyes, and fair skin with freckles.

Anyone with information on Kobayashi's whereabouts is asked to call Los Angeles police at 1-877-527-3247 or The Rad Movement at 619-904-0840.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hannah Kobayashi's father found dead in LA; woman remains missing