A University of Pittsburgh student has mysteriously disappeared during his spring break holiday in the Dominican Republic, and a search is currently underway.
Sudiksha Conanki, 20, from northern Virginia, was reported missing in Punta Cana on Thursday, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Punta Cana is located in the east of the Caribbean island country and is a popular tourist hotspot.
Conanki was last seen at the beach at the 5-star RIU Republica resort around 4:50am, but has not been heard since then, according to flyers distributed online. Local news reports say she was walking the beach at the time.
Sudiksha Konanki, 20, from Northern Virginia, has been missing since Thursday. (handouts, left, and Defensive Citizen Dominicana, right)
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Conanki was part of a group of six female college students in Pittsburgh and was part of a group traveling to the area. Conanki is an Indian citizen and the sheriff's office could not say whether she is also a US citizen.
She is said to be 5 feet, 3 inches, 3 inches with dark hair and brown eyes according to the flyer.
The flyer says he last saw him wearing a brown two-piece bikini, big round earrings, a metal designer anklet on his right leg, a yellow and steel bracelet in his right hand, and a multi-colored beaded bracelet in his left hand.
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Dominican Republic's search and rescue team, Defensa Citizen Dominicana, said on Saturday it had completed a day's search for a project scheduled to resume on Sunday.
“The Orange Search and Rescue Unit, along with other agencies, was working early on Saturday to unsuccessfully find the place for young woman Suddiksha Konanki,” wrote in an Instagram post.
Tropical beaches in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (istock)
The Indian Embassy in the Dominican Republic is working with the State Department and law enforcement agencies, a spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said.
“Our sheriff's office supports these efforts and continues to investigate locally,” a spokesman told Fox News Digital.
The State Department's latest travel advisory from June 2024 advises travelers to take careful care in the Dominican Republic for crimes and issues a Level 2 warning.
Punta Cana is located in the east of the Caribbean island country and is a popular tourist hotspot. (Google Maps)
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“Violent crimes, including armed robbery, murder and sexual assault, are concerns throughout the Dominican Republic,” a State Department advisor reads.
The resort says it's better policing than urban areas like Santo Domingo.
The University of Pittsburgh has been in contact with Conanki's family and authorities in Loudoun County, Virginia, and said it is providing full support to find her and bring her home safely, the agency told WTAE.
Fox News Digital contacted the University of Pittsburgh for further comment.
