A new video from a surveillance camera shows missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, who is 20 years old and of Indian background, smiling and holding hands with a man before she disappeared. Sudiksha went missing while on vacation in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, during spring break. The last time anyone saw her was on March 6 at 4:50 a.m. at the Riu Republica Resort’s beach.
According to the news outlet Noticias SIN, this video is the last clear image of Sudiksha. It shows her walking down a path at the resort with friends, and it came out after the FBI joined the search for her. In the video, Sudiksha can be seen with her arm around the man’s back as they walk with others. They were having a good time at a disco around 3 a.m. before going to the beach.
The last person who saw Sudiksha was Joshua Stevem Ribe, a 24-year-old tourist from Iowa. He said he drank too much and passed out on the beach. When he woke up, Sudiksha was gone. He has talked to the police and given different stories about what happened before she disappeared. They are still trying to find out if something bad happened to her.
Local authorities say that both Dominican and U.S. officials are working together to investigate this case. The Dominican police released a statement saying they confirmed Sudiksha disappeared after 4:15 a.m. on March 6, and that they caught her on surveillance video just before she entered the beach area.
The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, mentioned that they are worried about Ribe’s changing stories. He said, “We are concerned. All government agencies are searching… because reports say that a wave crashed into them on the beach.
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