Japan Police Suspend 3-Day Search for Missing Auburn Student, Family Plans $100,000 Rescue Effort
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Updated · CBS New York · Jun 5
Japan Police Suspend 3-Day Search for Missing Auburn Student, Family Plans $100,000 Rescue Effort
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jun 5
Summary
Japanese police halted their search for 20-year-old Auburn student James "Weston" Higginbotham after three days involving 100 officers, K9 dogs and helicopters failed to find him.
His mother said the family had argued over her use of ChatGPT before he chose to stay behind in Kyoto on May 29 while relatives visited a temple.
Location data later showed his phone moving, but he did not answer texts; he was last seen leaving Kyoto's Yamashina train station, and his parents think the avid hiker headed for a nearby trail.
The family now plans to hire a professional search-and-rescue team in Japan at a cost of more than $100,000 and says it will not leave without him.