What to know about search for missing student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic

The search for the missing University of Pittsburgh student, who was on spring break in Punta Cana, is entering its second week.

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Sudiksha Konanki, 20, was last seen at a hotel around 04:00 local time on 6 March.

Her disappearance is being investigated as a missing persons case as officials consider whether Ms Konanki may have drowned.

The Dominican Republic attorney general indicated investigators are also not ruling out foul play.

Ms Konanki is a 20-year-old college student attending the University of Pittsburgh, where she studies biology and chemistry.

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