Missing Univ. of Pittsburgh student believed to have died by drowning in Dominican Republic

A University of Pittsburgh pupil who was reported missing aft traveling to the Dominican Republic past week is believed to person died by drowning, officials confirmed to ABC News connected Sunday.

The pupil has been identified arsenic Sudiksha Konanki, a ineligible imperishable nonmigratory of the United States and an Indian citizen. She was 1 of six pistillate students traveling successful Punta Cana, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.

Konanki and 1 of the different students were Loudoun County, Virginia, residents, the sheriff's bureau said.

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Three Dominican officials progressive successful the probe told ABC News that Konanki was walking connected the formation with six radical connected March 5 earlier she is believed to person drowned successful the ocean.

At immoderate point, astir of the radical went backmost to the edifice during the night, but 1 idiosyncratic stayed with her connected the beach, according to a Dominican Republic investigative constabulary report.

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She and this idiosyncratic went for a aquatics and were caught by a large wave, the constabulary study said.

The past clip Konanki was seen connected the formation connected information camera footage was astir 4:50 a.m. connected March 6, according to the constabulary report.

Authorities told ABC News the missing student’s friends believed was with her adjacent to the clip of her disappearance has been questioned by constabulary and has not been charged with anything.

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