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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.
TL;DR
- A powerful typhoon is hampering search efforts for missing Alabama man James "Weston" Higginbotham near Kyoto, Japan.
- Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University engineering student, disappeared on May 29 after taking a train to a hiking area.
- He was last seen on CCTV footage leaving Yamashina train station, wearing specific clothing.
- His family is staying in Japan and determined to find him, despite the ongoing search challenges.
- The family described him as an experienced hiker with survival skills.