Japanese Citizens Join in Arduous Search for a Missing American Who Vanished in a Mountainous Forest
Japanese police, volunteers and search dogs are combing Kyoto’s mountains as his family asks hikers to look beyond the area already searched.
- Nancy Higginbotham released a map of the Yamashina area in Kyoto to aid the search for her missing 20-year-old son, James "Weston" Higginbotham, who disappeared on May 29.
- The Auburn University student disappeared near the border of Kyoto and Shiga prefectures following a heated argument with his mother over her use of ChatGPT to navigate the trip.
- Japanese officers, K-9 teams, and helicopters searched through "waist-high mud in an effort to find Weston" on Thursday, facing treacherous conditions after a typhoon made landfall Wednesday.
- A GoFundMe campaign for search efforts has raised more than $40,000, including a $25,000 anonymous donation, while volunteers provide translation and transportation support for the family.
- With Japanese police permission, the family is asking experienced hikers to search remote trails outside marked zones, with the coordinated effort beginning Saturday.
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A stranger from Tokyo is closing his business for a week to help. Another volunteer left everything to provide transportation and translations to American parents desperate to find their child.
By Hanako Montgomery and Holly Yan, CNN. A stranger in Tokyo is closing his business for a week to help. Another volunteer dropped everything to provide transportation and translations for American parents desperate to find their son. The week-long search for James “Weston” Higginbotham has yielded no sign of the 20-year-old. Now, with permission from Japanese police, the student's family has made a public appeal for experienced hikers to help i…
Japanese citizens will join an arduous search for a missing American student who vanished in a mountainous forest
One stranger from Tokyo is shutting down his business for a week to help. Another volunteer dropped everything to provide transportation and translations for American parents desperate to find their son.
Everything We Know About Auburn Student Weston Higginbotham's Disappearance in Japan
Weston Higginbotham was last seen on May 29 in Kyoto, JapanJames "Weston" HigginbothamCredit: Nancy Higginbotham/FacebookNEED TO KNOWJames "Weston" Higginbotham has been missing in Japan since May 29Weston separated from the rest of the family during a trip to KyotoHis phone lost connection around 8:30 p.m. the night of May 29, and he was reported missing a few hours laterJames “Weston” Higginbotham has been missing in Japan since Friday, May 29…
A young American has been missing since May 29 in Kyoto, Japan.
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