Search and rescue volunteers in Japan have found the body of an Auburn University student who went missing during a family vacation, marking a tragic end to a frantic dayslong search across forested mountains.
James “Weston” Higginbotham, 20, was found dead Saturday outside Kyoto, his family said in a social media post.
A passionate naturalist, Weston vanished May 29 after leaving his parents and brother to explore Kyoto on his own after butting heads with his mother over her use of ChatGPT – and the natural resources such AI requires – to navigate their trip.
He was last seen walking alone in the city’s Yamashina area, on a path that led to a hiking trail in the nearby woods.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
