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Weston Higginbotham, the Alabama hiker who went missing in Japan, was found deceased by a volunteer search-and-rescue team in the mountains near Kyoto. His family posted a heartfelt statement of gratitude for the support received, and Hoover officials along with U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville offered condolences as the community processes the loss.
Weston Higginbotham, 20, an Auburn University engineering student, was found dead in a mountainous area outside Kyoto after disappearing on May 29; his mother confirmed the death on Facebook, and Auburn University mourns the loss as authorities have not released a cause of death.
The body of Weston Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University biosystems engineering student who disappeared in Kyoto during a family trip after an argument over AI, was found in a mountainous area outside Kyoto by a volunteer search-and-rescue group; his mother confirmed the discovery on Facebook and the family asked for privacy as they grieve.
James 'Weston' Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University biosystems engineering student, disappeared on May 29 during a family trip to Japan after reportedly arguing with his mother about her use of ChatGPT; his mother says he was emotionally distressed but unlikely to hurt anyone, and police believe he may have wandered into the rugged Yamashina mountains near Kyoto, where a search by authorities and volunteers continues as his family appeals for help locating him.
A 20-year-old Auburn University student, James 'Weston' Higginbotham, has been missing for a week in Japan after an argument with his mother; he was last seen near the Kyoto–Shiga border, with CCTV showing him walking toward a forested hiking area. Japanese volunteers will help search the rugged Higashiyama mountains this weekend, aided by a GoFundMe that has raised over $40,000. A Tokyo businessman is closing his shop for a week to assist, and volunteers are providing transport and translations for Weston’s parents as the family appeals for experienced hikers to join the effort after authorities scaled back the search amid treacherous conditions from a recent typhoon.
Japanese police scoured waist-deep mud in Kyoto in another day of the exhaustive search for Auburn University student James Weston Higginbotham, who was last seen at Kyoto Station; his parents say the operation is thorough and remain hopeful, with search dogs and helicopters deployed as authorities press on through difficult conditions.