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Family of Auburn University student missing in Japan staying in country amid search
Rescue teams searched on Thursday for a 20-year-old Auburn University student who vanished during a family vacation in Japan. Anna Coren reports from Hong Kong.
What happened
According to CBS News’s source item, Family of Auburn University student missing in Japan staying in country amid search, Rescue teams searched on Thursday for a 20-year-old Auburn University student who vanished during a family vacation in Japan. Anna Coren reports from Hong Kong.
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- Family of Auburn University student missing in Japan staying in country amid searchCBS News - 2026-06-04T23:36:12+00:00
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