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Karina Babenok

After Dad Takes Own Life Looking For Her, Hannah Kobayashi Now Wants To Focus On Her Creativity

Hannah Kobayashi, who sparked nationwide interest after vanishing in November before being classified as a voluntarily missing person and found in Mexico, has broken her silence after returning to the US on Sunday (December 15). Kobayashi re-entered the country in good health and is now focusing on her healing, she said in a statement. 

The 30-year-old woman from Hawaii, USA, has now spoken out for the first time — five days after her family announced she had been found.

Kobayashi’s aunt Larie Pidgeon, provided a statement on behalf of her niece, confirming she is back in the US.

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