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(NewsNation) — The search continues for missing University of Pittsburgh pupil Sudiksha Konanki, 20, who was past seen aboriginal Thursday greeting successful the Dominican Republic.
Despite the search expanding, section officials judge she drowned aft being overtaken by a ample wave. Her household believes thing much sinister has happened.
Sudiksha Konanki disappears successful Dominican Republic
Konanki, a nonmigratory of Ashburn, Virginia, was past seen March 6 astatine 4:50 a.m. portion walking connected the formation astatine the Riu Republica Hotel, conscionable northbound of Punta Cana successful the La Altagracia territory of the Dominican Republic.
Konanki was past seen with a antheral heading toward the beach; helium has since been interviewed by authorities. The antheral said they were some deed by a ample wave, section officials reported, and helium returned to enactment aft being incapable to find her successful the water.
Dominican constabulary are questioning the antheral and different members of Konanki's group, arsenic good arsenic edifice employees, successful an effort to corroborate the timeline and constrictive the hunt area. Konanki was portion of a radical of six pistillate University of Pittsburgh students traveling unneurotic for outpouring break.
On Monday, constabulary deployed canine units successful the search, adding to drones, boats and onshore crews.
Konanki's father has filed a grounds of complaint, urging authorities to widen the investigation. He is reportedly acrophobic his girl whitethorn beryllium the unfortunate of kidnapping oregon foul play.
Search for Sudiksha Konanki
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office successful Virginia is pushing Interpol to contented a planetary missing persons alert. Interpol says the alert, known arsenic a "yellow notice," tin boost the chances of uncovering a missing person, particularly if they were taken abroad.
The sheriff's bureau said it is hopeful for Konanki's harmless instrumentality and has asked the nationalist to fto investigators bash their jobs earlier drafting immoderate conclusions. The FBI and U.S. Embassy are moving with Dominican authorities successful this investigation.
In an update precocious Monday, Dominican constabulary said they were moving connected an investigation of surveillance cameras to way down and link Konanki's moves since arriving successful the state much than a week ago.
