India, June 7 -- The death of Auburn University student James 'Weston' Higginbotham, 20, reminds the world of the death of Lucie Blackman, both youngsters having died mysteriously in Japan. Search-and-rescue volunteers in Japan found James' body after he went missing during a family vacation.

James' mother, Nancy Higginbotham, announced in a Facebook post that his body was found by a "volunteer search-and-rescue group in a mountainous area outside of Kyoto," adding, "The grief we feel is impossible to put into words."

She added, "We are forever grateful for the time we had with our sweet, precious Weston, but cannot begin to understand what life without him will be like. We are deeply grateful to the countless people across the United S...