The search for an American college student who disappeared during a family vacation in Japan has ended in tragedy. James "Weston" Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student, was found dead in a mountainous area outside Kyoto, his mother confirmed on June 6. Weston had been missing since May 29 after walking away from his parents following a minor disagreement over the use of ChatGPT during the trip.
In a Facebook post announcing the devastating news, Nancy Higginbotham wrote: "Our family is heartbroken to share that Weston was found deceased by a volunteer search-and-rescue group in a mountainous area outside of Kyoto. The grief we feel is impossible to put into words."
"We are forever grateful for the time we had with our sweet, precious Weston, but cannot begin to understand what life without him will be like," she added with husband Keith Higginbotham.
