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Grief has struck the family of a missing Maui woman desperately searching for any sign of her.

The father of Hannah Kobayashi has been found dead after he jumped to his death from a parking garage in Los Angeles in an apparent suicide, his family told NBC Los Angeles.

Ryan Kobayashi flew from Maui to Los Angeles with other family members to begin the search for his daughter, Hannah Kobayashi. She missed a connecting flight from Los Angeles to New York and has not been heard from since a video surfaced of her on November 11 with an unknown person in LA.

Earlier, Hannah sent mysterious texts to the family indicating that she may have been a victim of financial fraud.

“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,” the family said in a statement.

The official cause of death has not been released by the coroner, Fox11 reports.

The family asked for privacy and urged the community to keep the focus on finding Hannah.

“Hannah IS still actively missing and is believed to be in imminent danger. It is crucial for everyone to remain vigilant in their efforts to locate Hannah,” the statement continued.

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