Hawaii Woman Voluntarily Crosses into Mexico, Not Missing: Police
TL;DR
Hannah Kobayashi, a 30-year-old woman from Hawaii, was seen crossing into Mexico alone, according to LAPD surveillance footage. She went missing after arriving in Los Angeles on November 8, where she was supposed to catch a connecting flight to New York. Her family received cryptic messages from her, raising concerns about her safety. Despite police classifying her as a voluntary missing person, her family disputes this, citing her missed flight as unintentional. The investigation continues, but LAPD will not search in Mexico. Her father, who came to help search, was found dead in an apparent suicide.
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- Hannah Kobayashi crossed into Mexico alone, police say; chief urges her to message her family Los Angeles Times
- Hawaii woman who vanished after landing at LAX crossed into Mexico on foot, no evidence of foul play: LAPD NBC Los Angeles
- Police say a Hawaii woman who disappeared went to Mexico and is not considered missing Yahoo! Voices
- Hawaii woman reported missing went willfully to Mexico, LAPD says NBC News
- Hannah Kobayashi declared a voluntary missing person after video shows her crossing into Mexico, police say CNN
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