Virginia authorities in Dominican Republic assisting with search for Sudiksha Konanki
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PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – Two members of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office are on the ground in the Dominican Republic, assisting investigators in the search for a Virginia college student who disappeared earlier this month during a spring break trip.
Sudiksha Konanki, 20, was last seen on March 6 at the Riu República Hotel in the beach resort town of Punta Cana, authorities said. Konanki is a student from Chantilly, Virginia, attending the University of Pittsburgh.
ThesearcheffortsinvolvebothDominicanpoliceandtheFederalBureauofInvestigation.Accordingtoauthorities,Konankivanishedbeforedawnatabeachnearthehotelamidapoweroutage,assheandotherguestshadgoneoutside.
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VirginiaauthoritiesaidinsearchformissingstudentWhatweknow:
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