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Before the disappearance of the American college student In the Dominican Republic, She and the last people she saw her on March 6 drank before deciding to swim in an uneven surf, which raised questions about the responsibility with which the resort where they were potentially faced.
In the early morning hours on March 6, Sumsha Konanka and her friends went from the hotel bar to the beach outside the Republic of Riu to Punta -Can, where she stopped with five friends with friends with friends Pittsburgh University.
A 20-year-old guy obviously went on swimming with a 22-year-old man named Joshua Rib from Iowa, who was identified as a witness in his disappearance. Fish obviously told the Dominican Republic to the authorities that they were floating and impressed with a big wave, and this is the last time he saw it.
“I found myself in the investigation of Natalie Holloe, when. And although there are some similarities here, there are some differences,” said Chris Sveker, a former FBI Criminal Director, Fox News Digital. “But in this case, I think it is plausible based on everything I read, it’s a drowning man.
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Since March 6, Sudiksha Konanki, 20 years, went missing in the Dominican Republic Punta. (Lighting/ Santigo Baez for Digital Fox News)
Rib told the police that he drank vodka with shots 7UP and tequila, adding that a group of women he was purchased with “pink tequi shots” they drank in the group.
On the beach, he and the horse went into the water, and two of her friends remained on the shore. Rybe and horseback talked when the “big wave” struck them, Rib said. At the time, there was a warning about the Red Flovo on the beach, which testified to the warning so that people would not swim in a rough surf.
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In January, four tourists drowned near Punta -Can when the red flag warned of strong currents and unequal seas, according to the Associated Press.
Local authorities are looking for missing US Student Sudiksha Konanki in Punta -ana, Dominican Republic, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Santigo Baez for Digital Fox News)
“When it comes to the ocean … If you do not recover the body pretty quickly, then the sea life will take care of it,” Schweker said. “And we still haven’t seen the body wash.”
Swecker, who is also a lawyer, added that he could “see the responsibility for the resort” due to the disappearance of the horse.
“Depending on the industry standards for such a resort where there are enough cameras, or were … people were outside the hotel from the electricity shutdown. Should there be safety on the beach?” he asked.
Sudiksha Konanki in a selfie photo on Facebook. The 20-year-old Junior Pittsburg University has gone missing since March 6. (Sudiksha Konanki/Facebook)
Just two hours before the extinction of the horse, Riu Republica decided almost 25 hours of electricity shutdown, which affected about 30% of the resort, leaving some people without light, water, Wi-Fi or electricity in their phones or other electronics rooms.
“In response to publications associated with an electric failure, experienced at the Riu Republica Hotel, with the tragic disappearance of the guests of Sudiksha Chowdary Konanki, Riu Hotels & Resorts Wants to clearly clarify that both events are completely unrelated,” Riu Resorts & Hotels, previous The statement.
The parent company of the hotel added that the efforts of RIU staff “were exemplary in terms of dedication, commitment and professionalism in resolving serious technical failure for hours and mitigating the consequences for services during this time.”
Investigators expanded the search area when a student of the American College of Squirrel Konanka was missing. (Fox News graphics)
Luis Vilchez, the Dominican Republic’s lawyer does not believe that the resort is not responsible if the guests did not prove that “the hotel or its staff acted recklessly.”
“If the guest acted recklessly, the hotel, in principle, is not responsible.”
“Similarly, with regard to the beach swimming conditions, it should be demonstrated that the hotel could not provide a proper sign for the guests to inform the right use of the beach,” said Wilchez Fox News Digital.
“If the guest acted recklessly, the hotel, in principle, is not responsible – for example, when the guest sailed on the street, appointed for hours when no savior was performed and, despite noticeable danger signs, such as red flags that indicate bad weather.”
On March 10, the military is looking for a vows of Konanka in Punta -ano, the Dominican Republic. (AP/Francesco Spotorno)
He continued: “In this particular case, I do not see the reasons for a lawsuit against the resort when two adults did not follow the security measures to prevent accidents.
Swecker said that for the Conte family it would be possible to sue the resort for negligence, if there is “insufficient security”, “insufficient lighting on the beach” or for not closing and secured the beach during the red -color warning.
Fox News Digital addressed Riu Republica for comments.
Konanka last was spotted on the observation personnel, coming from Riou -Republic to the beach with seven other people, including five women and two men, around 4:15 am on March 6. The last time she was seen on the beach at about 4:50, reports the Dominican Prosecutor’s Office and the hotel.
Local authorities are involved in the search for missing Sudiksha Konanki students, March 11, 2025. (Santigo Baez for Digital Fox News)
Then the watchdogs at the hotel show a group of six people, including five women and one men who return to the hotel from the beach around 5:55 am
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Earlier, the young man who saw in the horse saw on the observation personnel, which are in the interior of the hotel around 9am on March 6.
Authorities ask everyone who has information, contact the Loudoun County Sheriff Office 703-777-1021. To stay unknown, call the Loudoun crimes at 703-777-1919.
Fox News “Michael Ruiz and Ashley Pope contributed to this report.
