According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Hannah Kobayashi crossed the US border into Mexico on foot and alone.

Investigators in the case of the missing Hawaii woman were reviewing Border Patrol surveillance videos Monday, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said at an evening news conference.

“The footage clearly shows 30-year-old Hannah Kobayashi crossing the U.S. border into Mexico on foot,” police said in a statement. “She was alone with her luggage.”

On Nov. 12, Kobayashi was seen using cash and her passport to get a bus ticket to Union Station to reach the San Ysidro border crossing, where she entered Mexico through a tunnel shortly after noon, McDonnell said.

Kobayashi has been classified as a voluntary missing person, McDonnell said, adding that law enforcement will be notified if she decides to re-enter the United States

Kobayashi went missing on November 8 after taking a flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles, from where she had a connecting flight that would eventually take her to New York, where she was visiting relatives. Her family became concerned after she landed at LAX and sent them cryptic text messages that suggested someone was trying to steal her money and identity.

McDonnell said he was aware of the questions surrounding the woman’s missed connection at LAX and said the department’s investigation “corroborated by video evidence clearly shows that Hannah appears to be unharmed at LAX after she died on November 8 of this year arrived from Maui.”

“For unknown reasons, she decided not to board her scheduled flight to New York,” he said. He said police found no evidence that she was a victim of human trafficking or involved in criminal activity.

Kobayashi’s family did not immediately respond to a Times request for comment on the police’s latest information, but previously strongly disputed the suggestion that Kobayashi intentionally missed her connecting flight.

Sydni Kobayashi, her sister, said on social media: “Based on information, reviewed surveillance footage and information shared with us, these are the facts known to my mother and I: It does not appear that Hannah intentionally missed her flight .” ”

However, police discovered old social media posts that suggested Kobayashi had “expressed a desire to move away from modern connectivity,” McDonnell said. Police believe Kobayashi may have left her phone in Los Angeles instead of taking it with him to Mexico.

The chief urged her to contact her family, law enforcement or someone at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico to ensure her well-being.

“She has a right to her privacy and we respect her decisions,” he said, “but we also understand the concern our loved ones feel for her; A simple message could reassure those she cares about.”

McDonnell said the LAPD investigation would not expand the search to Mexico, but he encouraged anyone with information about Kobayashi’s whereabouts to contact law enforcement.

Sydni Kobayashi was critical of the investigation, citing a “lack of communication about some important details” and saying the family felt “left out of potentially crucial developments.” However, she noted that they are “hopeful and optimistic” that police are doing their best to find Kobayashi.

Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton dismissed the family’s criticism at Monday’s news conference, saying there had been “daily communication and contact with family members” and that significant resources had been expended, including sending investigators to the U.S. border and Mexico to examine the surveillance footage.

According to Kobayashi’s family, she landed at LAX on November 8 and missed her connecting flight to New York City due to a brief layover. Kobayashi stayed overnight in Los Angeles and was seen the next day at the Taschen bookstore in the Grove, an open-air shopping center in the Fairfax neighborhood.

On Nov. 10, Kobayashi was captured on video outside a Nike event near the Grove and was reported to have returned to LAX, according to a family statement.

On November 11, Kobayashi was seen talking to a ticket agent at LAX; She then boarded the C subway line at the Aviation/Century station around 9 p.m., her family said. She transferred at the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station and was seen on video leaving the Pico station with an unknown person.

According to her family, Kobayashi was captured on video around 6:30 a.m. on November 12 at the Greyhound bus terminal at Union Station in downtown LA.

Just a few hours later, the woman entered Mexico, according to police.

Family members have raised the alarm about “strange” text messages sent from Kobayashi’s phone on November 11, shortly before she disappeared. Kobayashi reportedly texted them saying she feared someone had stolen her identity and all her money. Her family said they tried to reach her but her phone was turned off.

After Kobayashi’s disappearance, her father Ryan flew to Los Angeles to help search for his daughter. The elder Kobayashi was found dead near LAX last week in what police said appeared to be a suicide.

The body of 58-year-old Ryan Kobayashi was found in a parking lot in the 6100 block of Century Boulevard. According to the Los Angeles County coroner, Ryan Kobayashi died from traumatic blunt force injuries.

“I’m very sorry to the family for everything they’ve been through,” McDonnell said during Monday’s press conference.