American school scholar Sudiksha Konanki’s disappearance in Dominican Republic: timeline

The mysterious disappearance of an American school scholar within the Dominican Republic has captured nationwide and worldwide consideration.

Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old College of Pittsburgh scholar from Loudon County, Virginia, was final seen strolling on a seaside exterior the five-star RIU Republica Resort within the early morning hours of March 6. She has but to be situated.

Here’s what we all know thus far concerning the occasions main as much as and after Konanki’s disappearance:

March 5

Konanki was within the Dominican Republic, staying on the five-star RIU Republica Resort with a bunch of six feminine Pitt college students, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Workplace instructed Fox Information Digital. 

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Sudiksha Konanki in a Fb selfie picture. The 20-year-old College of Pittsburgh junior has been lacking since March 6, when she vanished throughout a spring break journey to a five-star resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Sudiksha Konanki/Fb)

Konanki was seen strolling on the seaside with six people who night previous to her disappearance, three Dominican officers instructed ABC Information. 

The general public within the group returned to the lodge that evening, however one particular person stayed behind with Konanki on the seaside into the early morning hours of March 6, ABC Information reported, citing an investigative police report. 

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A member of the civil protection canine unit searches on Monday for Sudiksha Konanki, a College of Pittsburgh scholar from the U.S. who disappeared on a seaside in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, final week. (AP/Francesco Spotorno)

March 6

Konanki was seen for the final time after 4 a.m. strolling on the seaside exterior the RIU Republica Resort, in line with a flyer being circulated on-line.

La Policia Nacional, the nation’s nationwide police drive, stated a male pal who was with Konanki across the time of her disappearance is beneath investigation.

It’s unclear who the “younger man” is, however police stated he was within the water on the identical seaside, and they’re questioning him in an try and corroborate his model of occasions, in line with a translation of a Spanish-language assertion.

Native outlet Noticias SIN reported {that a} man, who was additionally a visitor on the identical resort, was the final particular person seen with Konanki and reportedly instructed police a number of totally different variations of what occurred.

The person reportedly stated he entered the water with Konanki, however the tough surf made him sick, so he went again to shore, leaving Konanki within the water.

In one other model of the story, he stated he felt sick and left Konanki in knee-deep water earlier than he handed out on the seaside. The person moreover claimed he noticed Konanki strolling on the seaside earlier than he fell asleep on the seaside, in line with reporting from Noticias SIN.

Army personnel seek for Sudiksha Konanki, a school scholar from the U.S. who disappeared on a seaside in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photograph/Francesco Spotorno)

March 8

The Embassy of India within the Dominican Republic stated it’s working with the State Division and regulation enforcement on the bottom, in line with a Loudoun County Sheriff’s Workplace spokesperson.

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“Our Sheriff’s Workplace is supporting these efforts and persevering with to analyze domestically,” the spokesperson instructed Fox Information Digital on Saturday morning.

Defensa Civil Dominicana, a Dominican Republic search and rescue drive, accomplished a full day’s search with operations scheduled to renew on Sunday.

Sudiksha Konanki seems in an undated picture on her TikTok profile. She was final seen on March 6 at a resort seaside in Punta Cana. (@sudikshakonanki/TikTok)

“The Orange Search and Rescue Unit, together with different establishments, labored from early Saturday hours, looking for the whereabouts of the younger lady, Sudiksha Konanki, with out success,” the company stated in a social media submit.

RIU Resorts stated in a press release certainly one of its company has not been seen for the reason that early hours of March 6.

Sudiksha Konanki was final seen within the early morning hours of March 6. (Fb)

“From the second her absence was reported, now we have been working intently with the native authorities, together with the police and the navy, to conduct a radical search,” RIU Resorts stated in a press release. “We want to specific our deepest sympathy to the household and mates throughout this extremely tough time. The protection and well-being of our company are our highest precedence, and we’re absolutely dedicated to doing all the pieces in our energy to help on this scenario.”

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The lodge added that its workforce is “offering full help to the authorities within the search, and an emergency protocol has been activated to make sure that all crucial measures are taken.”

March 9

Defensa Civil Dominicana resumed its seek for Konanki at 6 a.m. on Sunday.

One report urged Sudiksha Konanki drowned within the ocean in Punta Cana after getting swept up by a giant wave. (AP/Francesco Spotorno)

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March 10

Virginia Legal professional Common Jason Miyares instructed “Fox & Pals” on Monday morning his workplace was “nonetheless within the information-gathering stage.”

“Her mates have all been accounted for, that’s the excellent news,” he stated. “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 may be simply a lot that we don’t know.” 

Army personnel and civil protection members seek for Sudiksha Konanki, a scholar from the U.S. who disappeared on a seaside in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photograph/Francesco Spotorno)

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When requested a few Monday report that Konanki might have drowned, a spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Workplace instructed Fox Information Digital authorities “have heard this and have seen no proof offered presently.”

“As of final evening, investigators have been nonetheless actively interviewing individuals who might have seen or been along with her final Wednesday night and Thursday morning, in addition to reviewing surveillance video and telephone information to assist confirm what occurred and why,” spokesperson Thomas Julia stated.

Fox Information’ Greg Norman, Lorraine Taylor and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.