A University of Pittsburgh student went missing after traveling to the Dominican Republic.The student was identified as Sudiksha Konanki, 20, from Virginia. Dominican Republic authorities say Konanki went missing while "walking on a beach.

Ashburn: A 20-year-old Indian-origin university student from the United States went missing in the popular tourist town of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. According to Civil Defense officials, Sudiksha Konanki was last seen before dawn on March 6 at a beach near the resort where she was staying with several friends.

Officials believe a University of Pittsburgh student missing since Thursday in the Dominican Republic died of drowning, according to a report by ABC News. A search is continuing for Sudiksha Konanki,