American college student Sudiksha Konanki’s disappearance in Dominican Republic: timeline

The mysterious disappearance of an American college student in the Dominican Republic has captured national and international attention.

Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Loudon County, Virginia, was last seen walking on a beach outside the five-star RIU Republica Resort in the early morning hours of March 6. She has yet to be located.

Here is what we know so far about the events leading up to and after Konanki’s disappearance:

March 5

Konanki was in the Dominican Republic, staying at the five-star RIU Republica Resort with a group of six female Pitt students, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital. 

Defensa Civil Dominicana resumed its search for Konanki at 6 a.m. on Sunday.

Civil defense boats search for Sudiksha Konanki on Monday, March. 10.

One report suggested Sudiksha Konanki drowned in the ocean in Punta Cana after getting swept up by a big wave. (AP/Francesco Spotorno)

March 10

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares told “Fox & Friends” on Monday morning his office was “still in the information-gathering stage.”

“Her friends have all been accounted for, that is the good news,” he said. “Obviously, our heart breaks for the family. We want to find her, we want to hopefully find her safe and sound. Right now, there is just so much that we don’t know.” 

Military personnel and civil defense members search for Sudiksha Konanki, a university student from the U.S. who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Monday, March. 10, 2025.

Military personnel and civil defense members search for Sudiksha Konanki, a student from the U.S. who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)

When asked about a Monday report that Konanki may have drowned, a spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital authorities “have heard this and have seen no evidence presented at this time.”

“As of last night, investigators were still actively interviewing persons who may have seen or been with her last Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, as well as reviewing surveillance video and phone records to help ascertain what happened and why,” spokesperson Thomas Julia said.

Fox News’ Greg Norman, Lorraine Taylor and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.

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