American Believed to Be Last Person to See Missing US Student Left the Dominican Republic

American Believed to Be Last Person to See Missing US Student Left the Dominican Republic
A member of civil defense canine unit searches for Sudiksha Konanki, a university student from the U.S. who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on March. 10, 2025. Francesco Spotorno/AP Photo
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic—Joshua Riibe, a senior at St. Cloud University in Minnesota who is believed to be the last person to see missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic, left the Caribbean country on Wednesday, his lawyers said.

Following a trial exceeding five hours, Judge Edwin Rijo ruled Wednesday that Riibe, classified as a witness in a disappearance case, should have full rights under Dominican law and unrestricted freedom of movement.