U.S. college student Sudiksha Konanki went missing while on vacation with her friends in Punta Cana on March 6, 2025. (Fox News Graphics)

Konanki went to a hotel bar with her friends just before she disappeared, presumably until the early morning hours of March 6. Surveillance cameras captured video of the college student walking with a young man, who had his arms wrapped around her shoulders, after 4 a.m. on March 6.

People enjoy time on the beach at the RIU Republica Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on March 11, 2025. (Santiago Baez for Fox News Digital)

Bernstein extended her “deepest condolences to the family that is experiencing such a tragedy.”

“What was supposed to be a fun vacation has really turned into a parent’s worst nightmare. I have three daughters myself, so … my heart kind of stops every time I turn on the TV,” she said. “I just hope that she’ll be found.”

Authorities in the Dominican Republic have said there is no suspect and this is a missing-person case, not a criminal case. 

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is not the lead agency but said it is working with the FBI and was sending detectives to the Dominican Republic.

Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the LCSO at 703-777-1021. To remain anonymous, call the Loudoun Crime Solvers at 703-777-1919.