The guy that last saw missing out on College of Pittsburgh trainee Sudiksha Konanki informed private investigators he attempted to conserve her from the sea, which he assumed she was alright and “had actually gotten her points and left.”
Authorities think Konanki, a 20-year-old that went missing out on while on springtime break in Punta Cana, passed away by sinking, authorities informed ABC Information.
A participant of civil protection canine device look for Sudiksha Konanki, a college student from the united state that vanished on a coastline in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, March. 10, 2025.
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On March 5, Konanki became part of a team that mosted likely to a bar and after that for a stroll on the coastline, 3 Dominican authorities associated with the examination informed ABC Information. The majority of the team returned to the resort around 5:55 a.m. One guy– 24-year-old Joshua Riibe– remained with Konanki on the coastline, and both swam, according to a Dominican Republic investigatory authorities record.
Riibe verified he and Konanki kissed, he informed a district attorney Thursday, according to a resource with the Dominican Republic National Cops.
Sudiksha Konanki is seen in this undated picture shared to Meta.
Sudiksha Konanki through Meta
A huge wave captured them both, and Riibe– a swimming pool lifeguard– stated he attempted to conserve Konanki, according to the resource.
” I held her under my arm and swam to obtain her out of the water. … It took me a very long time to obtain her out. It was challenging,” Riibe stated, according to the resource. “When I lastly got to the ground on the coastline, I held her before me. She had not been out of the water, she was knee-deep and strolling at an angle out the water.”
” The last time I saw her, I asked if she was alright. I really did not hear her reply,” he informed the district attorney.
” I really did not see any person. I assumed she had actually gotten her points and left,” he stated.
Riibe stated he threw up and lost consciousness on the coastline, according to authorities resources. He was seen on security video footage going back to his area numerous hours later on.
Authorities stated Riibe is not a suspicious and is working together. However the district attorney’s workplace stated it is “performing numerous exploring actions that expand past a feasible unexpected occasion.”
