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(NewsNation) — New video footage appears to shows missing assemblage pupil Sudiksha Konanki with a antheral who has been nether the attraction of authorities astatine an outdoor barroom earlier she disappeared.
Konanki, a pupil astatine the University of Pittsburgh, disappeared from a formation successful the Dominican Republic earlier this month, and her disappearance is being investigated by section authorities and by authorities from her hometown successful Loudoun County, Virginia.
The videos were published by section media outlet Noticia SIN and look to amusement Konanki and her friends astatine a edifice barroom adjacent a antheral who resembles Joshua Riibbe.
In 1 of the videos, Konanki and her friends are astatine the barroom earlier a miss identified arsenic Konanki puts her manus implicit her rima and excuses herself, appearing to vomit connected a spot of writer a fewer feet away. She past walks backmost to the barroom and jumps up and down earlier hugging her friend.
The antheral who appears to beryllium Riibe is separately seen bending implicit and struggling extracurricular a barroom portion different antheral comforts him. The 2 bash not interact successful the footage.
Another video appears to amusement Konanki and respective different girls successful the lobby of the Riu República Hotel a fewer hours earlier she disappeared.
Local authorities initially said they believed Konanki drowned but person not ruled retired the anticipation of foul play successful her disappearance.
Local constabulary antecedently said Riibe is not a suspect, though the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office believes helium whitethorn person been the past idiosyncratic to spot Konanki earlier she disappeared. Authorities successful the Dominican Republic aboriginal pulled Riibe's passport, and helium is not allowed to permission the country.
Riibe told authorities helium pulled Konanki retired of unsmooth h2o successful the ocean. He said helium vomited seawater up aft the incidental and felt sick earlier falling dormant connected a formation chair. Riibe said helium believed Konanki near the formation earlier helium passed retired and woke up immoderate clip later.
Four tourists drowned astatine the aforesaid formation astir 2 months anterior to Konanki's disappearance. The nighttime she disappeared, determination were unsmooth seas and precocious waves, authorities said.
Konanki's household has urged authorities to see each possibilities, including foul play, successful the case.
