Update: James Higginbotham's mother announced he had been found dead in Japan on Saturday. Read earlier developments below. The mom of the American college student missing in Japan told CBS News the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Alabama student who went missing in Japan while traveling with his family has been found dead, his mother said in a June 6 ...

An Alabama student who went missing in Japan while traveling with his family has been found dead, his mother said in a June 6 social media post. It had been over a week since he was last seen. James ...

Days into the search for an Auburn University student missing in Japan, investigators believe it is highly probable that the 20-year-old left his family intentionally, but police remain concerned for ...

The Auburn University student who mysteriously vanished in Japan has been found dead, his grieving family revealed Saturday. James “Weston” Higginbotham’s body was discovered “in a mountainous area ...

One week after an Auburn University student vanished while hiking in Japan, his family is making an urgent public plea for help as search efforts expand into the rugged mountains surrounding Kyoto. In ...

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Authorities in Kern County are searching for a man in what some have called the deadliest river in America. On Saturday, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for a person who was swept ...

KYOTO, Japan (WAFF) - An Auburn University student who was reported missing while on vacation in Japan with his family was found dead. Family confirmed in a Facebook post on Saturday that 20-year-old ...

James “Weston” Higginbotham, 20, has been missing since May 29 Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. Auburn student James “Weston” Higginbotham disappeared in Japan during a ...

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. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News ...

James “Weston” Higginbotham's mother confirmed his death through a June 6 Instagram post Nancy Higginbotham/Facebook The 20-year-old American college student who vanished during a family vacation in ...