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A traveler who was at the resort in the Dominican Republic The same day, the student of the University of Pittsburgh, Sudiksha Konanki, Vaned, states that there was no “communication” of the hotel regarding the safety of the beach, leaving it “simply left his own discretion.”
D’ani Sweeney spoke with Newsnation since the search is still ongoing for the missing 20 -year -old, that was last seen Entering the beach at dawn on Thursday at the Riu Republica Resort in Punta Cana, according to the National Police, the country’s national police force. On Monday, ABC News reported that Konanki could have drowned, citing sources of application of the law.
“I remember that the waves were much larger than they were normally. My friends and I were on the beach and I remember telling them that I was not going to the ocean because I know I can swim, but not so well to feel safe in the ocean,” Sweeney said. “I know a couple of friends who entered, but they were not in a time and there were not as many people in the ocean as we would normally see.”
“There was no communication of the complex at all, you know, this is our safety on the beach, to be sure. He left his own discretion,” he added. “One night there was like a security guard whistling the people who entered from the beach they were going, but that was the only night I had seen and we were practically almost every day to the beach to take photos.”
SUDIKSHA KONANKI in a Facebook selfie photo. The Junior of the 20 -year -old Pittsburgh University has been missing since March 6, when it disappeared during a spring vacation trip to a five -star complex in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Sudiksha Konanki/Facebook)
A video captured by Sweeney showed a red flag published on the beach, warning swimmers of difficult water conditions.
Sweeney also told Newsnation that the complex suffered from multiple problems during her recent stay, including prolonged power cuts, and that she believes “100 percent” that conditions could have taken others like Konanki to spend more time on the beach than normal.
“I know people who closed from their rooms and, due to the power of being for hours, days, customer service could not help or regenerate their cards to work in their room, so people were sleeping in other people’s rooms, they were sleeping in the pool chairs, they were asleep on the beach, they stayed while they could because they could not reach the rooms and the rooms and the rooms would have 80.
Civil Defense ships look for Sudiksha Konanki on Monday. 10. A report suggested that Konanki drowned in the ocean in Punta Cana after being swept by a large wave. (AP/Francesco Spotorno)
When asked about the claims on Tuesday, Riu Hotels did not immediately respond to a request for comments from Fox News Digital.
“In Riu Hotels, we are deeply concerned about the disappearance of one of our guests,” the Fox News Digital Resort operator told Fox News in a statement yesterday.
“We would like to express our deepest sympathy for family and friends during this incredibly difficult time. The safety and well -being of our guests are our highest priority, and we are totally committed to doing everything that is in our power to help in this situation,” he continued.
Police reveals that the friend is under investigation after Konanki’s disappearance
Sudiksha Konanki appears in a photo without date on her Tiktok profile. He was last seen on March 6 at a resort beach in Punta Cana. (@Sudikshakonanki/Tiktok)
“Our team is providing full support to the authorities in the search, and an emergency protocol has been activated to ensure that all necessary measures are taken. In addition, we have established an internal communication channel so that any of our employees, in our five hotels in Punta Cana, that may have relevant information, can share it with us or with the authorities,” said Riu Hotels too.
Konanki is originally from India But it is a permanent legal resident of the United States of Louudoun County, near Washington, DC, according to the authorities. She measures 5 feet, 3 inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen with a brown bikini, ring earrings, bracelets and an ankle.
The Dominican police have said that they are investigating one of Konanki’s friends and that they seek to corroborate the statements of a “young” who was also in the water on the day of his disappearance.
A member of the Canine Civil Defense unit seeks on Monday Sudiksha Konanki, a university student in the United States who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, last week. (AP/Francesco Spotorno)
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When asked if there is any reason to suspect the dirty game, a spokesman for the Sheriff’s office of the Loudoun County in Virginia told Fox News Digital: “We have to consider all the possibilities and the United States police is looking at everything.”
Michael Ruiz and Ashley Pope of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.