Body found in Kyoto mountains ends search for American student
TL;DR
An American student, 20-year-old James Higginbotham of Alabama and Auburn University’s engineering program, who disappeared during a family trip in Japan, was found dead in a mountainous area near Kyoto by a volunteer search-and-rescue group. His mother, Nancy Higginbotham, announced the death on Facebook, with authorities not yet releasing a cause. He was last seen near Yamashina Station on May 29; Life360 had helped track movements prior to the disappearance, and an initial Japanese police search had turned up nothing.
- Missing U.S. student found dead near Kyoto, mother says The Japan Times
- Missing American student found dead in Japan after dayslong search CNN
- Missing 20-year-old college student from Alabama found dead in Japan, family says WCYB
- Alabama leaders react to death of Auburn student Weston Higginbotham in Japan WVTM
- Missing US student found dead near Kyoto, Japan, mother says Reuters
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