Missing Auburn student James Higginbotham found dead in ‘mountainous area’ of Japan, grieving family reveals
James Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student, has been found dead in Japan after going missing during a family vacation. His body was discovered in a mountainous area outside Kyoto by a volunteer search-and-rescue team. The cause of death remains unclear, and his family expressed profound grief over their loss.
- ▪James Higginbotham was reported missing on May 29 while in Japan.
- ▪His body was found by a volunteer search-and-rescue team in a mountainous area outside Kyoto.
- ▪His mother shared their family's grief on Facebook, expressing their love for him.
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US News Missing Auburn student James Higginbotham found dead in ‘mountainous area’ of Japan, grieving family reveals By Katherine Donlevy Published June 6, 2026, 12:31 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The Auburn University student who mysteriously vanished in Japan has been found dead, his grieving family revealed Saturday. James “Weston” Higginbotham’s body was found “in a mountainous area outside of Kyoto” by a volunteer search-and-rescue team, his heartbroken mother announced on Facebook. “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,” wrote Nancy Higginbotham. “The grief we feel is impossible to put into words.
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