Auburn University student disappears in Japan as parents join search: ‘In our own living hell’

Auburn University student James 'Weston' Higginbotham, 20, disappeared in Japan on May 29 during a family trip, with his last confirmed location at Yamashina Station near Kyoto. Japanese police and the family are searching wooded trails, while his mother pleads for public assistance, stating he may have been emotionally distressed.