Body of missing Auburn University student found in Japan

The body of an Auburn University student who had been missing in Japan for a week has been found in a mountainous area outside of Kyoto, according to his family

The body of an Auburn University student who had been missing in Japan for a week has been found in a mountainous area outside of Kyoto, according to his family.

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James “Weston” Higginbotham, 20, was on a family trip when he vanished, prompting a massive search by police and local volunteers. He was last seen at the Kyoto train station on May 29.

Weston Higginbotham.via FacebookHis mother, Nancy Higginbotham, shared the news on Saturday that his body had been found by a volunteer search and rescue group.