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Missing Auburn University student James “Weston” Higginbotham was found dead<\/span> outside of Kyoto, his mother said on Facebook Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Higginbotham was found in a mountainous area by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, Nancy Higginbotham wrote. A cause of death or more details were not immediately available.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Higginbotham, 20, was last seen on May 29.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is a developing story and will be updated.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n


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