U.S. student Sudiksha Konanki, who vanished in Dominican Republic on spring break
The Hindu
Search continues for missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic, sparking international investigation and family plea for help.
Investigators continue to search for a college student from Virginia who vanished earlier this month while visiting the Dominican Republic with five other people during spring break from classes.
Sudiksha Konanki was last seen March 6 during a power outage at the Riu República Hotel in the beach resort town of Punta Cana.
Dominican police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are involved in the search for Konanki, a 20-year-old student from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Police say she disappeared at a beach by the hotel before dawn, as she and other guests had headed outside amid the power outage.
Her family says her belongings, including a phone and wallet, were left with her friends, although she’s known to always carry her phone.
Konanki and five other female students flew to the country on March 3, 2025.
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Sudiksha Konanki, a student from India, goes missing in the Dominican Republic, sparking a joint U.S.-Caribbean investigation.