A University of Pittsburgh student who was reported missing after traveling to the Dominican Republic last week is believed to have died by drowning, officials confirmed to ABC News on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The student has been identified as Sudiksha Konanki, a legal permanent resident of the United States and an Indian citizen. She was one of six female students traveling in Punta Cana, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Konanki and one of the other students were Loudoun County, Virginia, residents, the sheriff’s office said.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Three Dominican officials involved in the investigation told ABC News that Konanki was walking on the beach with six people on March 5 before she is believed to have drowned in the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At some point, most of the group went back to the hotel during the night, but one person stayed with her on the beach, according to a Dominican Republic investigative police report.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n She and this person went for a swim and were caught by a big wave, the police report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The last time Konanki was seen on the beach on security camera footage was around 4:15 a.m. on March 6, the Dominican Republic Public Ministry told ABC News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Public Ministry was first contacted by the U.S. embassy in the Dominican Republic the next day, on March 7, the Ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Officials said the missing student\u2019s friends with her close to the time of her disappearance have been questioned by police and have not been charged with anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n