A woman whose father took his own life after she went missing has been “found safe”, her family and police have said.

Hannah Kobayashi, 30, flew from Hawaii to Los Angeles early last month.

She was intending to take another flight to New York on 8 November but missed her connection.

The budding photographer from Maui vanished days later after sending “alarming” texts to her family.

Police subsequently revealed that video footage showed her walking into Mexico, 125 miles southeast of Los Angeles, on 12 November.

Her family had reported her missing the day before.

Her father, Ryan, flew out to Los Angeles to try to find her, searching with other family members and volunteers.

In late November, he was found dead in a car park near LA International Airport after taking his own life, police and his family said.

On Wednesday evening, Ms Kobayashi’s family released a statement saying she had been “found safe”.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) also said she had been located.

The family statement, signed Brandi Yee and Sydni Kobayashi, said: “We are incredibly relieved and grateful that Hannah has been found safe.

“This past month has been an unimaginable ordeal for our family, and we kindly ask for privacy as we take the time to heal and process everything we have been through.

“We want to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported us during this difficult time. Your kindness and concern have meant the world to us.”

The LAPD said it was “happy to learn” that Ms Kobayashi had been found.

“Now that we have this new information, this has become a private matter and we will wrap up our investigation,” it added.

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In early December, police issued a statement saying Ms Kobayashi had disappeared voluntarily.

Officers said she wanted to “step away from modern connectivity” and was last seen crossing into Mexico with her luggage.

Los Angeles police chief Jim McDonnell said there was no evidence she was trafficked or a victim of a crime and classified her disappearance as that of a “voluntary missing person”.

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Etsy and eBay are among the websites selling T-shirts and other products referencing New York shooting suspect Luigi Mangione.

One design features his picture with the caption “Free Luigi, F*** the System”.

“Deny, defend, depose” – words reportedly written on the bullets that killed UnitedHealthcare boss and father-of-two Brian Thompson – appear on other listings, including mugs and stickers, while some use pictures from Mangione’s social media.

A stylised image of the suspect alongside “Free Luigi” features in one eBay listing available in the UK.

Online tools make it quick to do mock-ups of such designs and create listings – which are only printed when a sale is made, a booming system known as “print on demand”.

It’s unclear how many have actually been sold.

One seller told NBC News he planned to donate any proceeds he makes to a charity that assists people with paying their medical bills.

Mangione was charged with the insurance boss’s murder on Monday after being caught eating in a McDonald’s.

Some on social media have expressed sympathy and support for the suspect, viewing him as a “hero” and criticising those who alerted police.

Support for Mangione appears to come from resentment over the US healthcare system and accusations firms go to great lengths to avoid paying for treatments in order to maximise profits.

In a statement, an eBay representative said that “eBay policies do not prohibit the sale of items with the phrase ‘Deny. Defend. Depose,’ however, items that glorify or incite violence, including those that celebrate the recent murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson, are prohibited”.

Etsy didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Mangione, 26, tussled with police officers on Tuesday as they escorted him to court for an extradition hearing.

It’s emerged the suspect comes from a privileged background, and went to private school and a prestigious Ivy League university.

Brian Thompson, 50, was the boss of America’s biggest health insurer and a married father of two.

He was shot in Manhattan on 4 December by a gunman who shot him from behind.

Mr Thompson’s wife said he was an “incredibly loving father to our two sons” and a “loving, generous, talented man who truly lived life to the fullest”.

The alleged killer of a US health insurance boss has tussled with police officers as they were escorting him to court.

Luigi Mangione, in handcuffs, shouted to reporters outside the Pennsylvania courthouse: “It’s completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience.”

He has been charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, who was shot dead in Manhattan last week.

Dressed in an orange prison uniform, Mangione was seen struggling with officers, who pushed him against a wall.

During an appearance at Blair County Courthouse, he decided to challenge his extradition to New York, triggering a legal process which could last weeks. He has also been denied bail.

Mangione mostly stared straight ahead at the hearing, occasionally consulting papers, rocking in his chair or looking back at the gallery.

Mangione was arrested on Monday after a McDonald’s worker in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a customer, who was found with a gun, mask and writings, which police say links him to the ambush.

Sky News’ partner network NBC News has spoken to a customer who spotted Mangione in the restaurant in Altoona, around 230 miles (370km) west of New York.

The man, who only gave his name as Larry, said his friend told him “that looks like the shooter from New York”, adding that a backpack looked similar to one the suspect was carrying.

Larry added: “I thought it was one of the employees, because they go back here on break, and they put their hoods up, and he was in the corner with his hood up.”

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Mangione had been charged earlier in Altoona with weapons, forgery and other offences.

During that court appearance, legal documents revealed Mangione began shaking when police challenged him at the McDonald’s about whether he had been in New York recently.

Pennsylvania prosecutor Peter Weeks said Mangione, who gave officers a fake ID, was found with a passport and $10,000 (£7,840) in cash – $2,000 of it in foreign currency.

He was also carrying a gun, similar to the one used to kill Mr Thompson, 50, last Wednesday as he walked alone to a hotel for an annual investor conference.

Investigators are still trying to establish whether he made the firearm himself or whether he received it from someone, according to NBC News.

It is reporting that two senior law enforcement officials have confirmed the gun and suppressor were both handmade.

Mangione had three pages of writings on him at the time he was taken into custody, officials also told NBC News.

Those writings say, in part, “frankly these parasites had it coming” and “I wasn’t working with anyone” during broader criticism of the US healthcare industry and large corporations, including UnitedHealthcare.

The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources released a photo of Mangione receiving a penalty notice in November 2023 for a minor traffic offence in Honolulu – his last known address.