The search is on to locate a University of Pittsburgh student who went missing while on a spring break trip in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

According to a flyer posted on Instagram, 20-year-old Sudiksha Konanki was last seen on March 6 at 4:50 a.m. on the beach at Riu Republica Resort and has not been heard from since.

"We need your help to get the word out," the post read. "If you are in the area or can help with the search, or if you have any information that could lead to her whereabouts, please reach out."

She is described as 5 feet, 3 inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes. The flyer said she is a resident of Ashburn, Virginia, and is a student at the University of Pittsburgh.

The post said she was last seen wearing a brown, two-piece bikini, big round earrings, a metal designer anklet on her right leg, yellow and steel bracelets on her right hand, and a multicolored beaded bracelet on her left hand.


"University officials are in contact with Sudiksha Konanki's family as well as authorities in Loudoun County, Virginia, and we have offered our full support in their efforts to find her and bring her home safely."

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office at 703-777-1021.

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