Search continues for Auburn University student missing in Japan

Kyoto, Japan — A powerful typhoon has hampered efforts by rescue teams scouring the foothills near Kyoto, Japan — from the air and on the ground with dogs — in the search for missing Alabama man James “Weston” Higginbotham. The 20-year-old Auburn University engineering student was on vacation with his family when he disappeared after … Read more

Family of Auburn University student missing in Japan staying in country amid search

Family of Auburn University student missing in Japan staying in country amid search – CBS News Watch CBS News Rescue teams searched on Thursday for a 20-year-old Auburn University student who vanished during a family vacation in Japan. Anna Coren reports from Hong Kong. Source link

Another day passes with Auburn student still missing in Japan, parents say

Japanese police trudged through waist-high mud on Thursday in another unsuccessful day searching for a missing Auburn University student, though his parents said they remain optimistic about their son’s potential rescue. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Thursday’s efforts by “incredibly thorough” rescuers to find James … Read more

Auburn student goes missing in Japan, family fear he’s ‘emotionally distressed’

An Auburn University engineering student went missing in Japan, his school said Wednesday, with loved ones fearing he may be “emotionally distressed.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. James “Weston” Higginbotham, 20, was last seen on May 29 in Kyoto, according to a statement by his … Read more