American linked to missing student spotted on beach with investigators in Punta Cana
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — An American linked to the disappearance of a University of Pittsburgh student was spotted by NBC News with investigators and his attorney on a beach in Punta Cana early Sunday.
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — An American linked to the disappearance of a University of Pittsburgh student was spotted by NBC News with investigators and his attorney on a beach in Punta Cana early Sunday.
Joshua Riibe was seen pointing toward the sea while a group of security officials kept people away from the area.
Riibe might have been the last person to have seen Sudiksha Konanki, 20, a University of Pittsburgh junior who went to Punta Cana on March 3 with five female friends for spring break. She was last seen around 4:15 a.m. March 6 after she went to the beach with friends.
Dominican authorities confiscated Riibe's passport Friday by as part of an investigation, his attorneys told NBC News.
Regional Red Cross Director Fernando Placeres said Sunday that he had no information about whether a body had been found.
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