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Amid the search for a missing Hawaii woman last seen in Los Angeles, the woman’s father was found dead Sunday near Los Angeles International Airport, police say.
Ryan Kobayashi had recently traveled to Los Angeles to help in the search for his daughter, Hannah Kobayashi. The 30-year-old woman went missing apparently sometime after a stopover at Los Angeles International Airport as she was traveling from Hawaii to New York City on Nov. 8.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office confirms the death of Ryan Kobayashi, age 58, on Sunday, saying he was found in a parking lot. The coroner’s information does not provide details on the cause of death.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to ABC News that Ryan Kobayashi’s body was found Sunday around 4 a.m. at 6151 W. Century Blvd. LAPD also did not provide a suspected cause of death.
Our sister station KABC is working to contact the family. A nonprofit organization believed to be working with the Kobayashi family in the search issued a statement Sunday which conveyed the family’s belief that he took his own life. The statement read in part:
« The Kobayashi family endured a devastating tragedy today.
