The missing student Sudiksha Konanki disappeared in Punta Cana on the spring vacation. Here is what we know about the issue.

Search efforts were pressed in the second week Sudiksha KonankiA university student at the University of Pittsburg, who lost earlier this month during a trip to Punta Cana at the Dominican Republic Resort.

The surrounding details Konanki’s disappearance I began to appear as the international investigation continued. Here is what we know so far about her case.

Konanki was seen on a video walking to the beach

Konanki, 20, from Shantley, Virginia, Washington, DC, suburb, and attended the college in Pittsburg. It has permanent residence in the United States as well as nationality in India. She arrived in the Dominican Republic for the spring vacation on March 3, and was spending a holiday with a group of friends and five other women, according to the investigators and her parents.

she It was missing Since Thursday, March 6, after she was shown a video of monitoring, three of her friends and two other American men Walking towards the beach area Outside the RIU RepúBlica Hotel. Investigators in the Dominican Republic said the video was about 4:15 am.

The hotel said in a statement that the hotel’s electrical outage prompted the guests to move outdoors at the time. A former video clip of Connstek and one of her friends showed an embrace in the hotel pub.

One of the men in the group who walks to the beach was identified as Joshua Ribi, an 22 -year -old, an American university student. In the shots, Konnki and RIIBE were seen walking with their arms around each other.

A police source said that the video shows the other four individuals who later returned to the hotel, but Conniki and Rebi were behind them on the beach.

Ribi told the police that he and Konanki had invaded the ocean by a large wave, both of which struggled against the harsh seas. He said that Konanki came out of the water but was not sure, according to a person who had direct knowledge of Ribi’s statements to the American investigators.

He is supposed to be the last person to see Konanki alive.

Konanki’s disappearance is being investigated so far as the issue of missing persons, not a criminal investigation.

The Prosecutor of the Dominican Republic said that the investigators were exploring whether Konanki had drowned, but did not rule out the possibility of wrong play.

RIIBE faces interrogation, he says he is cooperating

RIIBE in Punta was to interrogate since the investigation began.

His lawyer Joseman Areeza said that the authorities confiscated his passport. Arza told CBS News that Yeni Berenice Reynoso, the Dominican Prosecutor, was interrogating RIIBE directly.

Rebby and his parents, Tina and Albert Ruby, “deep sadness and solidarity” with the Conansky family in a statement issued by his lawyer.

“Above all, we would like to contribute to research efforts, understanding the pain and uncertainty they are going through and share the hope that Sodiksha will be found as soon as possible,” the statement said. “Joshua Ribi feels deep panic because of her disappearance and has fully cooperated in research and clarification of facts from the beginning.”

Originally from Iowa, RIIBE is the chief college at St. University Cloud State in Minnesota, where he follows a degree in land survey.

His family described him in their statement as “a son, brother and friend known for his generous nature, humor and commitment to his society.”

They also participated in concerns about “irregular conditions” of his detention in Punta Cana, where they said, “He was subjected to intense interrogation without an official translator or legal advisor until Wednesday, March 12.” The family retained a lawyer to “start legal procedures to ensure its safety and protect its rights during this process,” according to the statement.

Intensify research efforts

Dominican President Lewis Abenader said more than 300 police and other officials, with the support of the FBI, are looking for air, sea and land to locate. The Dominican Republic National Police said that it had collected a new “high -level committee” to supervise the case, and Interpol He issued a global alert to the police At the request of investigators.

Abinader said at a press conference on March 10.

The National Police of the Dominican Republic said in a March 11 statement that they “re -interviewed the targeted individuals who were close to the victim at the time of its disappearance.” Investigators said that individuals included “the hotel staff, where Conniki and her companions were residing, with the aim of collecting information to confirm their movements and interactions and any details related to the investigation.”

Associated Press and

Manuel Bogor

He contributed to this report.