The family of missing Hannah Kobayashi has shared a heartbreaking update revealing that her father has died during the search.
As previously reported, the 31-year-old had been reported missing after she stopped responding to calls and messages after flying from her home in Maui, Hawaii, to Los Angeles on November 8.
She was scheduled to board a connecting flight to New York City at LAX but never made the onward journey.
Hannah's family has been raising awareness of the fact she is missing as well as being involved in the search themselves but revealed that her father, Ryan Kobayashi, tragically took his own life this week.
Ryan Kobayashi, 58, had been inn Los Angeles to help search for Hannah, but was tragically found dead near LAX over the weekend.
Police confirmed that he had died after jumping from a parking structure near the airport around 4AM on Sunday, NBC Los Angeles reports.
RAD Movement, a nonprofit which is believed to be aiding the search for Hannah, shared a statement on behalf of the devastated family.
It wrote: "The Kobayashi family endured a devastating tragedy today. After tirelessly searching throughout Los Angeles for 13 days, Hannah’s father, Ryan Kobayashi, tragically took his own life.
"This loss has compounded the family’s suffering immeasurably.”
It also requested privacy for the family to grieve but urged the public to continue to search for Hannah.
Hannah's father had earlier spoken to KTLA about the hunt for the missing 31-year-old, saying on Monday: "I miss her. Just want her to know that, and just want her to reach out - anything."
Hannah had flown from Maui to Los Angeles on November 8, where she was meant to board a connecting flight to New York as part of a 'bucket list' trip to visit her aunt.
However, she never ended up getting on that plane, which departed 42 minutes after she landed in LAX, where she was seen on security footage.
Her loved ones became worried after receiving text messages which they say were out of character for Hannah, in which she told a friend that she "got tricked into pretty much giving away all my funds," and said she had been stripped of her identity.
Other messages told friends she had been fooled by “someone I thought I loved," and: "Deep Hackers wiped my identity, stole all of my funds, & have had me on a mind f**k since Friday."
Her aunt, Larie Pidgeon, explained: "She mentioned feeling scared, and that someone might be trying to steal her money and identity.
"Strange, cryptic messages — things about the matrix, it was so unlike her. And then all of a sudden, no more communication."
Hannah was later seen on security cameras at The Grove shopping center on November 9 and 10, as well as her returning to LAX on November 11 where she again failed to get on a flight, before being seen near the metro station, USA Today reports.
Her loved ones have been unable to contact her since November 11, with them stating that her phone has remained off ever since.
They filed a police report with the LAPD, LAX authorities, as well as the FBI, and family members have been in Los Angeles helping with the search.
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