Hannah Kobayashi, who has been classified as a voluntary missing person by officers after she journeyed over to Mexico by foot, is believed to have walked out on her old life after reaching a 'spiritu

The family of once-missing Maui woman Hannah Kobayashi has spoken out after she was caught on security footage crossing the US-Mexico border.

Missing photographer Hannah Kobayashi travelled to Mexico voluntarily, police have said, ending a three-week investigation into a bizarre case which had gripped the nation. An intense search was sparked last month when Ms Kobayashi disappeared after failing to catch a connecting flight from Hawaii to New York.