Urgent Search for Missing American Student in Punta Cana

Authorities in the Dominican Republic are conducting an urgent search for Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old university student from the U.S., who went missing in Punta Cana. She was last seen near a beach resort on March 6. The University of Pittsburgh student was on vacation with friends.

Authorities in the Dominican Republic are intensifying the search for Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old university student from the U.S., who vanished in the tourist hotspot of Punta Cana.

Konanki, a student at the University of Pittsburgh, was last seen before dawn on March 6 at a beach near the resort where she was vacationing with friends.

The search efforts, led by Civil Defense officials, continued through the weekend as concerns for her safety grow.