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Woman sends cryptic message, misses flight and then disappears, family says
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Woman sends cryptic message, misses flight and then disappears, family says

A Hawaii woman disappeared after sending a cryptic message to her family and then missing a connecting flight to New York at Los Angeles International Airport, her family and police said.

Hannah Kobayashi, 31, was last seen at LAX on Nov. 8 and last contacted her family by phone on Nov. 9, according to a Los Angeles Police Department news release. She is described as 6 feet tall, weighs 140 pounds, has brown hair and hazel eyes. She has a ‘knife’ tattoo on her forearm and freckles on her face.

An LAPD spokesperson confirmed that a missing persons report was filed Friday, but no other information or updates were available. Anyone with more information has been asked to contact the LAPD at (877) 527-3247.

Kobayashi boarded a flight in Maui on Nov. 8 to New York City with a stop at LAX, but never made it to New York, her family told USA Today.

She landed at LAX but missed her next flight and appeared to visit the Grove mall instead, where she attended a Nike event on Nov. 10, her family told USA Today. On November 11, Kobayashi apparently went back to LAX but did not board a flight. Later that day, she sent her family what they called “strange” text messages.

“Hannah’s last message to us was alarming: she said she was scared and that someone might try to steal her money and identity,” her family said. “She has not been heard from since and we are seriously concerned for her safety.”

Kobayashi also texted a friend that someone might be trying to steal her identity and money, her father, Ryan, told KABC-TV. Her phone’s last location was LAX, but it is now disabled or disabled.

“She felt like she was in danger,” he said. “She felt like someone was trying to find out her identity or her phone.”

Kobayashi’s aunt, Larie Pidgeon, told KABC that her niece was planning to attend an event in New York.

“She is very responsible. She was so looking forward to this event,” she says. “She booked a hotel room for a few thousand dollars, the ticket for the event cost a few hundred dollars.”