A MISSING college student who suddenly vanished during a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic is feared to have drowned.

Sudiksha Konanki, 20, was seen on the beach in Punta Cana just after 4am on Thursday morning, according to security footage.

She was reported missing around 12 hours later by her pals, sparking an urgent hunt.

Search and rescue teams in the Dominican Republic have combed the sea and searched other areas including bays and bushes.

Officials have told ABC News they believe Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student, drowned.

Cops believe she and one other person were caught by a big wave.

Police said that five women and a man left the beach at around 5:55am on Thursday morning.

But, Konanki and another man stayed on the beach.

The man was reportedly seen leaving the beach hours later, but there was no sight of Konanki, per CNN.

He is now being quizzed by cops as part of their probe into her disappearance.

He reportedly left the beach just before 10am.

It’s not known if he is a student at the University of Pittsburgh.

Cops in Loudoun County, Virginia, are disputing the claims made by officials in the Caribbean country.

They claim that there’s “no evidence” that Konanki drowned.

They suspect that the officials in the Dominican Republic came to the conclusion because it was her last known location.

Konanki arrived in the Dominican Republic on March 3 with five other people.

Her dad, Subbarayudu, revealed she was about to start pre-med studies in Pittsburgh.

“She’s ambitious. She wanted to pursue a career in medicine,” he told CNN.

He revealed that she had ambitions to be a doctor.