Sudiksha Konanki disappearance: Clothes of lacking American pupil discovered on seashore

The seek for lacking College of Pittsburgh pupil Sudiksha Konanki led to a brand new growth on the seashore the place she vanished.

On Tuesday, two police sources advised ABC Information that Konanki’s garments have been discovered on a transportable seashore mattress near the place she disappeared.

Konanki was final seen coming into the seashore early Thursday morning on the five-star Riu Republica Resort in Punta Cana, based on La Policia Nacional, the nation’s nationwide police pressure.

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Workplace in Virginia, the place Konanki lives, advised Fox Information Digital that Konanki was on the journey with a gaggle of six feminine Pitt college students.

AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENT SUDIKSHA KONANKI’S DISAPPEARANCE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TIMELINE

The seashore space on the Riu Republica Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Courtest D’Lani Sweeney)

Previous to her disappearance, Konanki was seen strolling on the seashore with six those that night, three Dominican officers advised ABC Information. 

Most people within the group returned to the lodge that evening, however one individual stayed behind with Konanki on the seashore into the early morning hours of March 6, ABC Information reported, citing an investigative police report. 

Dominican police have mentioned they’re investigating one in all Konanki’s mates and wish to corroborate claims from a “younger man” who was additionally within the water on the day of her disappearance. 

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

AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENT MISSING IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DIDN’T DROWN, NATALEE HOLLOWAY PRIVATE EYE BELIEVES

Sudiksha Konanki, 20, from northern Virginia, disappeared within the Dominican Republic on Thursday. (Handout, left, and Defensa Civil Dominicana, proper.)

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

Sources advised ABC Information that safety video captured the person coming again to his lodge room simply earlier than 10 a.m.

On Sunday evening, Dominican officers advised ABC Information they consider Konanki drowned.

As for the person who was final seen with Konanki, sources mentioned he isn’t thought-about a suspect, ABC Information reported. They added that police have discovered no proof of violence.

When requested if there may be any motive to suspect foul play, a spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Workplace advised Fox Information Digital, “Now we have to think about all potentialities and U.S. legislation enforcement is taking a look at every thing.” 

MISSING AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENT SUDIKSHA KONANKI: POLICE REVEAL MALE FRIEND IS UNDER INVESTIGATION

College of Pittsburgh pupil Sudiksha Konanki vanished final week whereas staying on the Riu Republica resort within the Dominican Republic. (Courtesy D’Lani Sweeney)

A spokesperson for the lodge Konanki was staying at shared a press release with Fox Information Digital stating that its staff is “offering full assist to the authorities within the search, and an emergency protocol has been activated to make sure that all vital measures are taken.”

A number of companies at the moment are concerned within the search efforts, together with the Dominican Republic Civil Protection, firefighters, the nationwide police, the Dominican Navy, and the embassy of India within the Dominican Republic.

The Loudon County Sheriff’s Workplace filed for a Yellow Discover to be issued by INTERPOL – a worldwide police alert for a lacking individual.

Army personnel seek for Sudiksha Konanki, a college pupil from the U.S. who disappeared on a seashore in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on Monday, March. 10.  (AP/Francesco Spotorno)

The College of Pittsburgh Police Division additionally supplied an replace Monday, saying they’re additionally working with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Workplace within the search efforts for Konanki. 

Virginia Lawyer Common Jason Miyares advised “Fox & Associates” on Monday morning his workplace was “nonetheless within the information-gathering stage.”

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“Her mates have all been accounted for, that’s the excellent news,” he mentioned. “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.” 

Konanki is initially from India however is a authorized everlasting U.S. resident from Loudoun County, close to Washington, D.C., based on authorities. She is 5 ft, 3 inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes. She was final seen carrying a brown bikini, hoop earrings, bracelets and an anklet. 

Fox Information Digital’s Audrey Conklin, Michael Ruiz, and Greg Norman contributed to this report. 

Stepheny Value is a author for Fox Information Digital and Fox Enterprise. She covers matters together with lacking individuals, homicides, nationwide crime instances, unlawful immigration, and extra. Story ideas and concepts might be despatched to stepheny.worth@fox.com