Parents of missing university student ask police to declare their daughter dead
Sudiksha Konanki was on spring break in the Dominican Republic when she went missing
The parents of missing university student Sudiksha Konanki have heartbreakingly asked police to declare their daughter dead.
Konanki, 20, had been on vacation in the Dominican Republic with five female friends while on spring break from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studies biology and chemistry.
The student, who is a citizen of India and a permanent resident of the United States, had traveled to a resort in Punta Cana and was last seen at a hotel at around 4am local time on March 6.
What are Konanki's last known movements?
After an investigation into Konanki's disappearance began, CCTV footage revealed some of her last known movements as she and a group of friends made their way towards the beach on foot.
Konanki could be seen with five women and two American men in the video, and Dominican police said she stayed on the beach with one of the men while the rest of the group returned to their hotel. That man was identified as Joshua Riibe, a senior at St Cloud State University in Minnesota.
Riibe's family has said they hope Konanki is 'found as soon as possible'.
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