Sudiksha Konanki's Parents Request Legal Declaration of Death

The 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student is presumed to have drowned during a spring break trip to Punta Cana, while the last person seen with her has been released under travel restrictions.

Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old pre-med student, went missing on March 6, 2025, while on spring break in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Authorities believe Konanki drowned, and her case is being treated as an accident with no evidence of foul play.
Her parents have formally requested a legal declaration of death to begin the grieving process and address related matters.
Joshua Riibe, the last person seen with Konanki, has been released from detention after filing a habeas corpus petition but remains under travel restrictions with his passport confiscated.
An extensive search involving Dominican authorities and the FBI has not recovered Konanki's body, though her clothes were found near the beach where she vanished.