Hannah Kobayashi was declared a “voluntary missing person” by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) after evidence showed she intentionally left Los Angeles for Mexico. Despite raising nearly $48,000 through a GoFundMe campaign to fund search efforts, her family’s silence on her crossing into Mexico sparked backlash from donors demanding refunds.
The Kobayashi family launched a fundraiser on GoFundMe that has amassed nearly $48,000 to support the search for the aspiring photographer, who vanished from LAX airport after missing her connecting flight on November 8.
The fundraiser was later updated to include expenses for dad Ryan Kobayashi’s funeral, but the family has faced criticism for still requesting donations.
