Missing American college student seen on resort surveillance in Dominican Republic
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PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – A 20-year-old college student was last captured on surveillance footage gallivanting with friends during their spring break trip at a resort in the Dominican Republic before she mysteriously vanished.

Sudiksha Konanki, a junior pre-med student at the University of Pittsburgh, was last seen on surveillance camera with five other people entering the beach at the Riu República Hotel in Punta Cana after 4:15 a.m. Thursday, the Dominican National Police said in a statement.

Surveillance video, obtained by Noticias SIN, captured the group striding towards the beach at the five-star resort.

The footage is the last time authorities tracked Konanki before the Virginia resident disappeared.

It is unclear who the “young man” is, but police said he was in the water at the same beach, and they are questioning him in an attempt to corroborate his version of events, according to a translation of a Spanish-language statement.

Dominican Republic resort beach

The beach is seen at the RIU Republica resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Courtesy of D’Lani Sweeney)

Military personnel search for Sudiksha Konanki, a university student from the U.S. who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Monday, March. 10, 2025.

Military personnel search for Sudiksha Konanki, a student from the U.S. who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Monday, March 10, 2025.  (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)

Authorities have not named any suspects amid their ongoing investigation. In a release on Tuesday, the Dominican National Police said that they are “re-interviewing targeted individuals who were in the victim’s proximity at the time of her disappearance.”

“This includes hotel employees where Konanki and her companions were staying, with the goal of gathering information to corroborate her movements, interactions, and any relevant details for the investigation,” they said.

When asked about a Monday report that Konanki may have drowned, a spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital authorities “have heard this and have seen no evidence presented at this time.”

A joint investigation into Konanki’s disappearance is being conducted by the FBI, the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic, the Dominican National Police and the Dominican Prosecutors Office.

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