The cause of death of Hannah Kobayashi’s father, who died 2 weeks after his daughter’s disappearance, was confirmed

Ryan Kobayashi was one of the family members who traveled to Los Angeles to search for their missing daughter

Ryan Kobayashi, father Missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi He died by suicide, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. He was 58 years old.

According to the prosecutor’s office, the cause of his death was numerous injuries caused by a blunt instrument medical examiner’s report reviewed by PEOPLE. The place of his death was listed as a parking lot.

Officials said Ryan, who traveled to Los Angeles to look for his daughter, died in the parking lot near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Sunday, November 24, two weeks after Hannah went missing.

A spokesperson previously told PEOPLE that law enforcement was called to the area for an “apparent suicide.”

On Monday, November 25, in an interview with PEOPLE, Ryan’s aunt Hannah and former sister-in-law said the family believed he had mental problems.

“We searched tirelessly” said Larie Pidgeon, 45. “I think it became so overwhelming for him to drive down the streets and go to Skid Row and see where his daughter could have ended up.”

She added that the family wanted to dispel any rumors that he had anything to do with their daughter’s disappearance and did not believe he was lured to his death.

In GoFundMe founded for Li, Ryan’s fiancée, niece Emi Ko wrote: “Since Hannah’s disappearance, she has been living her absolute worst nightmare, and now, after his death, our family is dealing with unimaginable grief.”

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Pidgeon previously told PEOPLE that Hannah, 30, left Maui on November 8 and was scheduled to take a connecting flight to New York at LAX, but missed it due to a short layover.

She said Hannah contacted another aunt, Geordan Montalvo, and told her she had missed her flight and was trying to rebook.

The family stated that they confirmed sightings of Hannah at the airport the next day, but began receiving them regarding news from her on November 11.

As Pidgeon told PEOPLE, Hannah’s last pinned location was at LAX around 4 p.m. local time on November 11. On that day, the family received approx he confirmed that he had seen Hannah and an unidentified person boarding the train but has not been seen since reportedly leaving for Pico Station.

Following Ryan’s death, Pidgeon told PEOPLE the family will continue to search for Hannah. “We are still here,” she said. “We are a family coping as best we can despite two tragedies.”

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline by dialing 988, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Line to 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org.