A 20-year-old Auburn University student from Alabama who went missing during a family vacation in Japan has been found dead, bringing a tragic end to a weeklong search that drew international attention. James “Weston” Higginbotham, a junior studying biosystems engineering at Auburn University, was found in a mountainous area near Kyoto on June 6, according to statements from his family. The cause of death has not yet been released by the authorities.
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