India, June 8 -- James "Weston" Higginbotham, an Auburn University student, went missing while on a family vacation in Japan. His death has taken a tragic turn after information regarding the last text message he allegedly sent to a friend before he disappeared.

Higginbotham, a junior studying biosystems engineering at Auburn University, was last seen on May 29 in Kyoto's Yamashina district.

Japanese authorities, volunteers and family members spent more than a week searching for him after he separated from his parents during their trip. His remains were ultimately located by a volunteer search-and-rescue team in a wooded area outside Kyoto on Saturday, June 6.

According to the US Sun, among the last moments details to emerge are messag...