Hawaii photographer Hannah Kobayashi claimed she was “unaware” of the intensive media protection and huge public curiosity in her mysterious disappearance in her first assertion for the reason that unusual saga unfolded.
Kobayashi broke her silence on Monday, a day after arriving again within the US from Mexico – the place she had reportedly been touring alone for greater than a month.
“I was unaware of everything that was happening in the media while I was away, and I am still processing it all,” the 30-year-old wrote in a press release shared by her aunt, NBC Los Angeles reported.
“My focus now is on my healing, my peace and my creativity,” Kobayashi reportedly mentioned.
Kobayashi flew from Maui to Los Angeles final month after which sparked a large manhunt when she was reported lacking by household on Nov. 11, three days after failing to board a connecting flight from LAX to New York.
She had deliberate to journey to the Large Apple to go to a relative and sightsee with an ex-boyfriend – however investigators later realized she as a substitute crossed into Mexico through bus on Nov. 12.
Los Angeles police finally categorized Kobayashi as a “voluntary missing person.”
However earlier than touring throughout the southern border, Kobayash’s family and friends obtained cryptic and worrying texts from her cellphone.
Among the messages mentioned she “got tricked into pretty much giving away all my funds” and was duped by “someone I thought I loved.”
The lacking particular person case took a tragic twist when Kobayashi’s father, Ryan Kobayashi, jumped to his personal loss of life from an LAX parking storage after arriving in Los Angeles to assist seek for his daughter.
“I am deeply grateful to my family and everyone who has shown me kindness and compassion during this time,” Hannah wrote in her Monday assertion.
“I kindly ask for respect for myself, my family, and my loved ones as I navigate through this challenging time. Thank you for your understanding,” she concluded.
