University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki was last seen on the beach of Punta Cana before being declared missing on March 6. Konanki and her six friends had come to the Dominican Republic for a spring break trip.

Due to Konanki having both American and Indian citizenship, there is a joint-effort from both nations and the Dominican Republic to help with the search.

Konanki went missing during a power outage. Since then, officials have declared a person of interest, who might have been involved in her disappearance.