Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student from Virginia, was last seen on a beach in Punta Cana in the early hours of Thursday.

Sudiksha Konanki, a student from India, goes missing in the Dominican Republic, sparking a joint U.S.-Caribbean investigation.

The last known person to be in contact with a U.S. college student who was reported missing in the Dominican Republic last week was a St. Cloud State University student, authorities say.