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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
Updated
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.

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