Surveillance video shows one of the last times American college student Sudiksha Konanki was seen before she vanished almost a week ago in the Dominican Republic. Local investigators say the group she was with included a 24-year-old man from the U.

Authorities have ramped up their efforts by air, sea and land to track down the 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing six days ago while vacationing in the Dominican Republic resort town of Punta Cana.

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — The father of a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Virginia who went missing in the popular Dominican Republic tourist town of Punta Cana while on spring break with friends said he has asked authorities to widen their investigation.

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Sudiksha Konanki, 20, vanished at the beach of the Riu República Hotel in the early hours of March 6, sparking a frantic pursuit involving authorities from the Dominican Republic.

Investigators are continuing the search for a college student from Virginia who vanished earlier this month while visiting the Dominican Republic

Konanki, 20 was last seen at the Riu Republica Resort in the early hours of March 6, 2025. (Santiago Baez for Fox News Digital)

The 20-year-old Konanki, a legal permanent U.S. resident and an Indian citizen, vanished early Thursday while she and a group of students were on a spring break trip to a resort in Punta Cana, according to the Loudoun County,

The search continues for Virginia resident and University of Pittsburgh student, Sudiksha Konanki after going missing on March 6. Since then, there have been developments in the investigation along with a clearer picture of the timeline of events.