Authorities Search for US College Student Who Vanished While Vacationing in the Dominican Republic
‘The U.S. part of this investigation is actively looking at all possibilities,’ the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said.
A member of civil defense canine unit searches for Sudiksha Konanki, a university student from the United States who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on March. 10, 2025. Francesco Spotorno/AP Photo
Law enforcement officials in the Dominican Republic are searching for a University of Pittsburgh student from Virginia who disappeared on March 6.
Sudiksha Konanki, 20, is missing in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, where she was vacationing with five female college friends during spring break, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) in Virginia.
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