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Parents Request Death Declaration for Missing US College Student

Subbarayudu and Sreedevi Konanki wrote a letter asking Dominican Republican authorities for their daughter be declared deceased.
Parents Request Death Declaration for Missing US College Student
Civil defense boats search for Sudiksha Konanki, a university student from the United States who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on March 10, 2025. Francesco Spotorno/AP Photo
Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
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The parents of the University of Pittsburgh student who went missing during Spring Break in the Dominican Republic have formally accepted that her disappearance may have resulted in death.

Subbarayudu and Sreedevi Konanki wrote a letter asking authorities in the Caribbean nation to declare Sudiksha Konanki, 21, as deceased.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]