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As the Americans plan trips for spring holidays abroad after the disappearance of the student Sudiksha Konanki, the secret service veteran and the travel expert suggested safety recommendations.
“I think that when we talk about travel safety, be it studying abroad or on spring holidays, there are several things that students or anyone should be careful when they go to these types of places,” said Bobby McDonald, a secret service agent for more than 20 years with the vice Digital.
Kananki, a 20-year-old Pittsburgh student from Virginia, who was on spring holidays in the Dominican Republic, disappeared from the Riu Republica resort in Punta-Cana in the morning of March 6.
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People enjoy the time at the beach at the Riu Republica resort in Punta -Can, the Dominican Republic on March 14, 2025. (Digital Fox News)
McDonald, Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of News University, advised the spring switch to remain near the areas they are familiar with Journey abroad.
“You want to try to stay on the property, at the resort if you want,” he said. “Once you get off the property, it is very fast, you may be in the field you don’t want to be.”
Traveling in groups is also paramount, he added, noting that spring switches should not be separated from each other.
“You know, we want our students to go out and have a good time and blow up the couple, but you should be so cautious. And again, run in the packages with your group,” McDonald said. “Stay at the hotel and around it. If you are in the hotel, and what is wrong, know where you go.
“For example, I believe that they had electricity shutdown in one night at the hotel where the young lady was, and it is reported that everyone was going to the beach to cool somehow. Everyone was there in the flock, I hope this situation is looking for each other.”
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Views of the beach in Biminim, Bahamas, May 1, 2024. (Jakub Porzycki/Nurphoto via Getty Images)
Several guests in the Republic of Riu during the disappearance of the horse posted in their credentials in social media about the shutdown of power and water at a five -star resort. D’Arian Sainini, who was a guest at the resort when Konanka disappeared, said Fox News Digital The The situation was “chaotic” at the resort.
Resort said It was reported missing.
“The electric shutdown occurred on the first hours of Tuesday, March 4, until Wednesday, March 5, in particular at 1:27 am,” said the Riu Republica Riu press. “Two hours later, the service was restored to 70%, and the rest of the power supply was completely restored on Wednesday night, in particular, at 2:13 am, which by the time of disappearance.”
It is believed that the horse disappeared about 4.30 on March 6.
Grace -Bey -Bich, Providence, Turk and Kaikos, overseas dependence of the UK. (Getti Image)
When a friend went missing abroad, McDonald outlined a protocol to resolve the situation.
“The first thing you need to do is you need to tell the hotel,” he said. “Secondly, you need the police to call the hotel to come and help find this person, and this over time, you must inform the US or US embassies.
“Whenever we go beyond the US, you must have the number of US or US embassies where you are going to get it quickly to your phone and tell the embassy what you may need help,” McDonald added. “You want to attract anyone from the State Department if someone is missing in your party.”
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Last known frames out of the horse He went out of the security camera and showed how she walked with a group of people to the beach at the Punta -Cana resort. This was considered a matter of the missing person, not a criminal, the authorities said.
Disappearance of women such as horseback and Natalie Holloei, Fad in Arub in 2005 during school has become over the years. Men are not insured against these travel safety recommendations, however, McDonald warned.
“I think traditionally we believe that these are more women who are aiming,” he said. “But no, I think men are as sensitive to moody activities in places like women. They should also be very careful.”
People enjoy the time at the beach at the Riu Republica resort in Punta -Can, the Dominican Republic, March 13, 2025. (Santigo Baez for Digital Fox News)
While men who are the latter who can be found with the missing woman are often the subject of intensive control, McDonald said that safety observation is now a common part of everyday life that should give them a measure of comfort.
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“There are security cameras everywhere,” he said. “So, if you are in the corner of the street in New York, whether you are at the Punta Cana resort, there are security cameras everywhere. So, if you don’t do nothing that you don’t have to do, you don’t need to worry about.
