Higginbotham was found in a mountainous area outside Kyoto by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, his mother said.

James “Weston” Higginbotham, 20, was last seen getting off a train at the Yamashina station in Kyoto Prefecture, according to his mother.

James “Weston” Higginbotham is a junior studying biosystems engineering at the Alabama college and was last seen in Kyoto.

James 'Weston' Higginbotham, a student at Auburn State University, was last seen in Kyoto on May 29. His parents are begging for help to find him.

A dayslong search is underway for a 20-year-old American student who disappeared during a family vacation in Japan.

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“It’s been a long, stressful day,” according to mother Nancy Higginbotham. “Today, dozens of Japanese police officers searched through waist-high mud in an effort to find Weston.

James "Weston" Higginbotham, an Auburn University student, went missing last week in Japan after his family says he went to an area near Kyoto known for its hiking trails.

An Alabama family is desperately searching for their son, Weston Higginbotham, who vanished in Kyoto, Japan on May 29. The 20-year-old Auburn University student went missing after…

James "Weston" Higginbotham went missing one week ago while on a family vacation in Japan.

Auburn student Weston Higginbotham remains missing in Japan as his family urges hikers and the public to help search remote mountain trails.

Search and rescue volunteers in Japan have found the body of an Auburn University student who went missing during a family vacation, marking a tragic end to a frantic dayslong…

Higginbotham was found in a mountainous area outside Kyoto by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, his mother said.

James “Weston” Higginbotham’s remains were found in a mountainous area outside of Kyoto, his mother said on Saturday.

An Alabama student who went missing in Japan while traveling with his family has been found dead, his mother said.

The Auburn University student went missing on May 29

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An Auburn University student, 20-year-old James Weston Higginbotham, was found deceased in Japan after going missing during a family vacation.

A 20-year-old Auburn University student from Alabama who went missing during a family vacation in Japan has been found dead, bringing a tragic end to a weeklong search that drew…

James Weston Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student, was found dead in Kyoto, Japan, after going missing during a family vacation.

Auburn student James "Weston" Higginbotham was found dead by volunteers searching a mountainous area near Kyoto, his mother said in a Facebook post.