Hannah Kobayashi found safe a month after relatives reported her missing: family

Hanna Kobayashi has been found safe after more than a month Shocking disappearance in Los AngelesHis family made the announcement Wednesday.

“We are incredibly relieved and grateful that Hannah has been found safe,” the 30-year-old Hawaii man’s family said in a statement issued by a lawyer to local media.

“This past month has been an unimaginable ordeal for our family, and we ask for privacy as we take time to heal and process what we have been through.”

The announcement marks the end of a high-profile, weeks-long investigation, which began after Kobayashi suddenly cut off contact with his family on November 8. Missed the connecting flight from Hawaii to New York,

But last week, police announced that video footage had captured Kobayashi crossing the border into mexicoApparently of his own free will.

Before his disappearance, Kobayashi had sent several bizarre text messages to friends and family, talking about a “spiritual awakening” and “being betrayed.”

In a tragic turn, Kobayashi’s father Ryan took his own life two weeks after traveling to Los Angeles to search for his daughter.

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