A week-long search for Auburn University student James “Weston” Higginbotham captured attention across the United States and Japan before his family shared a heartbreaking update. The Auburn University student who mysteriously vanished in Japan has been found dead, reports The New York Post The 20-year-old engineering student had gone missing during a family vacation near Kyoto, sparking an extensive search involving authorities, volunteers, and supporters from around the world.
