A 20-year-old College of Pittsburgh pupil is believed to have drowned in a giant wave throughout a spring break journey to the Dominican Republic, a report says.
Sudiksha Konanki, from northern Virginia, was reported lacking final Thursday in Punta Cana after final being seen on a seashore on the five-star Riu Republica Resort, in accordance with a flyer being circulated on-line. Konanki was a part of a bunch of six feminine College of Pittsburgh college students touring to the realm, a spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Workplace informed Fox Information Digital.
Konanki was seen strolling on the seashore with six individuals on March 5, previous to her disappearance, three Dominican officers informed ABC Information. In the course of the night time, many of the group went again to the lodge, however one particular person stayed behind along with her on the seashore within the early morning hours of March 6, the community added, citing an investigative police report.
The report said Konanki and this particular person went for a swim and had been caught in a giant wave and the officers mentioned she is believed to have died by drowning, in accordance with ABC Information.
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Sudiksha Konanki, 20, from northern Virginia, was first reported lacking on Thursday within the Dominican Republic. (Handout, left, and Defensa Civil Dominicana, proper.)
Investigators later had been questioning a “younger man” who went into the waters of the seashore across the time Konanki disappeared, the Dominican Republic newspaper Listin Diario reported.
“We’re nonetheless in data gathering stage,” Virginia Lawyer Common Jason Miyares informed “Fox & Buddies” on Monday when requested in regards to the younger man. “Her mates have all been accounted for, that’s the excellent news. Clearly, our coronary heart breaks for the household. We need to discover her, we need to hopefully discover her secure and sound. Proper now, there’s simply a lot that we don’t know.”
“It’s a reminder for all of us that it’s straightforward after we are on trip … to all the time be conscious each of when, the place and who you might be with and in addition just be sure you are touring with teams,” Miyares added. “As a result of, sadly, you do have felony components in nearly each nation, that their primary goal is all the time international vacationers. They know this can be a place they don’t seem to be aware of.”
Konanki is a citizen of India and the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned she is a everlasting authorized U.S. resident. She is described within the flyer as 5 toes, 3 inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes.
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A tropical seashore in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Konanki was final seen round 4:50 a.m. on March 6 whereas visiting the nation. (iStock)
The flyer mentioned she was final seen sporting a brown, two-piece bikini, large spherical earrings, a steel designer anklet on her proper leg, yellow and metal bracelets on her proper hand and a multicolored beaded bracelet on her left hand.
The embassy of India within the Dominican Republic is working with the State Division and legislation enforcement on the bottom, a Loudoun County Sheriff’s Workplace spokesperson mentioned.
“The LCSO is working carefully with our federal companions on the U.S. Division of State, FBI, DEA, and Homeland Safety Investigations (HSI) in addition to the College of Pittsburgh police in assist of the continued investigation by the Dominican Nationwide Police,” they added in a press release on Sunday.
Defensa Civil Dominicana, a Dominican Republic search and rescue pressure, mentioned Saturday it had accomplished a full day’s seek for Konanki with operations scheduled to renew on Sunday.
Punta Cana is situated within the east of the Caribbean island nation and is a well-liked vacationer hotspot. (Google Maps)
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The College of Pittsburgh mentioned it’s in touch with Konanki’s household in addition to authorities in Loudoun County, Virginia, and have provided their full assist to seek out her and convey her dwelling safely, the establishment informed WTAE.
Fox Information’ Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
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