A University of Pittsburgh student disappeared from a Dominican Republic beach after swimming with a man now being questioned by investigators. Authorities are searching extensively, but her fate remains unknown.
Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old student from Virginia, vanished while on spring break in Punta Cana. She was last seen walking on the beach near the Riu Republica Resort around 4 a.m. on March 6th, wearing a brown bikini and bracelets. A man who had been swimming with her earlier that morning is being questioned. Authorities are investigating and searching the area with helicopters and drones. Konanki's friends, also students from Pitt, are being interviewed. The University of Pittsburgh and the Indian Embassy are assisting in the search. A photo shows Konanki smiling just before her disappearance, wearing the same bikini.
