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.

Sudiksha Konanki was last seen at the beach, near her hotel, with two American men around 4:15 a.m. on March 6.

After three days of searching the waters and shores near a resort beach in Punta Cana, where his daughter was last seen, the father of 20-year-old Sudiksha Konanki of South Riding has asked Dominican Republic officials to widen their investigation into kidnapping and abduction.

The father of 20-year-old Sudiksha Konanki, of South Riding, Virginia, has asked Dominican Republic officials to widen their investigation into her disappearance.

Joshua Riibe has been named a "person of interest" in the missing person case out of the Dominican Republic. A 58-year-old man from Riverside County is suing the University of California Board of Regents after undergoing a routine outpatient procedure to repair the meniscus in his left knee ended with him tragically losing much of his leg.

A person of interest has been identified in the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student who vanished while on spring break in the Dominican Republic last week.