The family of Hanna Kobayashi – the aerial photographer who disappeared while on a “bucket list” vacation in New York – say they have heard no news from detectives for 10 days, and have only just met to hold a rally to demand action. after.
Kobayashi missed a connecting flight to New York and was stranded in Los Angeles after walking out of LAX limits on November 8. His family last heard from him three days later when he sent a series of alarming text messages.
The 30-year-old’s family reported him missing the next day — but they say they didn’t hear from authorities until they rallied on the streets of LA on Thursday.
Kobayashi’s aunt, Lari Pidgeon, said, “As of today, police have reached out to family members who last spoke to Hannah.” told the daily mail During the meeting. “We want them to take it a little more seriously.
“We think they realize we’re not going away and we’re going to be really loud. Until they do something, we’re going to do something,” she said. “I think now they’re starting the same process that we started six days ago.”
Thursday’s rally was held in Downtown LA, a block away from Kobayashi, the outlet reports.
Pidgeon said the family is not giving up their search for Kobayashi.
Her father shared the same sentiment as his daughter went on a trip that was “a little dream that became a reality.”
“We’ll do everything we can until we find him,” Ryan Kobayashi told the outlet. “We just need to get the word out there about it.”
“She is a wonderful person who brings joy to many people,” he said.
Haiku’s Kobayashi flew from Maui to Los Angeles on November 8, and had to make a connecting flight to New York where she would stay with another aunt.
Surveillance footage shows her arriving in LA, but missing her connecting flight by 42 minutes.
After missing his flight Kobayashi sent strange messages to his family and friends before disappearing, including a message to a friend that he “betrayed me into giving him all my money.”
In another message, she claimed that she had allegedly been “fooled by someone I thought I loved.”
Another message said, “Deep hackers deleted my identity, stole all my funds and have been harassing me since Friday.”
The family had previously said that Kobayashi’s alleged messages were not like him.
Other footage showed Kobayashi at the Grove Shopping Center in LA’s Fairfax district on November 9 and November 10, as well as video of him returning to LAX, but was seen nearby before not boarding the flight on November 11. Was. Metro station, USA Today reported.
The family had earlier said that his phone was switched off since November 11.
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