Missing US student Weston Higginbotham found dead in Japan

James Weston Higginbotham, 20, an engineering student at Auburn University, was found dead in a mountainous area outside Kyoto on June 6, his mother Nancy confirmed on Facebook. He disappeared on May 29 while on a family trip celebrating his brother's graduation. A volunteer search-and-rescue group located him after a multi-day effort involving police, dogs, and helicopters.