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A 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh pupil is believed to person drowned successful a large question during a spring interruption travel to the Dominican Republic, a study says. 

Sudiksha Konanki, from bluish Virginia, was reported missing past Thursday successful Punta Cana aft past being seen connected a formation astatine the five-star Riu Republica Resort, according to a flyer being circulated online. Konanki was portion of a radical of six pistillate University of Pittsburgh students traveling to the area, a spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office told Fox News Digital. 

Konanki was seen walking connected the formation with six radical connected March 5, anterior to her disappearance, 3 Dominican officials told ABC News. During the night, astir of the radical went backmost to the hotel, but 1 idiosyncratic stayed down with her connected the formation successful the aboriginal greeting hours of March 6, the web added, citing an investigative constabulary report. 

The study stated Konanki and this idiosyncratic went for a aquatics and were caught successful a large question and the officials said she is believed to person died by drowning, according to ABC News. 

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Sudiksha Konanki, 20, from bluish Virginia, was archetypal reported missing connected Thursday successful the Dominican Republic. (Handout, left, and Defensa Civil Dominicana, right.)

Investigators aboriginal were questioning a "young man" who went into the waters of the formation astir the clip Konanki disappeared, the Dominican Republic paper Listin Diario reported. 

"We are inactive successful accusation gathering stage," Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares told "Fox & Friends" connected Monday erstwhile asked astir the young man. "Her friends person each been accounted for, that is the bully news. Obviously, our bosom breaks for the family. We privation to find her, we privation to hopefully find her harmless and sound. Right now, determination is conscionable truthful overmuch that we don’t know." 

"It is simply a reminder for each of america that it is casual erstwhile we are connected abrogation … to ever beryllium mindful some of when, wherever and who you are with and besides marque definite that you are traveling with groups," Miyares added. "Because, unfortunately, you bash person transgression elements successful astir each country, that their fig 1 people is ever overseas tourists. They cognize this is simply a spot they are not acquainted with." 

Konanki is simply a national of India and the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said she is simply a imperishable ineligible U.S. resident. She is described successful the flyer arsenic 5 feet, 3 inches tall, with achromatic hairsbreadth and brownish eyes.

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A tropical formation successful Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Konanki was past seen astir 4:50 a.m. connected March 6 portion visiting the country. (iStock)

The flyer said she was past seen wearing a brown, two-piece bikini, large circular earrings, a metallic decorator anklet connected her close leg, yellowish and alloy bracelets connected her close manus and a multicolored beaded bracelet connected her near hand. 

The embassy of India successful the Dominican Republic is moving with the State Department and instrumentality enforcement connected the ground, a Loudoun County Sheriff's Office spokesperson said.  

"The LCSO is moving intimately with our national partners astatine the U.S. Department of State, FBI, DEA, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arsenic good arsenic the University of Pittsburgh constabulary successful enactment of the ongoing probe by the Dominican National Police," they added successful a connection connected Sunday. 

Defensa Civil Dominicana, a Dominican Republic hunt and rescue force, said Saturday it had completed a afloat day’s hunt for Konanki with operations scheduled to resume connected Sunday. 

Punta Cana is located successful the eastbound of the Caribbean land federation and is simply a fashionable tourer hotspot. (Google Maps)

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The University of Pittsburgh said it is successful interaction with Konanki's household arsenic good arsenic authorities successful Loudoun County, Virginia, and person offered their afloat enactment to find her and bring her location safely, the instauration told WTAE. 

Fox News’ Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.