CNN visited the beach where a missing American student spent her final moments. Here’s what we saw

Does viral video show Sudiksha Konanki drowning in Dominican Republic ocean? Here's the truth

A viral video showing a woman being pulled into the ocean by surging waves is being circulated with the claim that it shows Sudiksha Konanki drowning.

By Mark Morales and Alaa Elassar, CNN Under a night sky adorned with twinkling stars and clouds lazily floating by the moon, Sudiksha Konanki waded into the warm, inviting waters of the Caribbean Sea. Away from the blare of party music and the clamor of drunken conversation, Konanki and Joshua Steven Riibe waded into the waist-deep water and shared a kiss, according to Riibe's account of events to investigators. The kiss may have been one of her…

CNN visited the beach where a missing American student spent her final moments. Here’s what we saw

Beneath a predawn sky, adorned with shimmering stars and clouds lazily floating past the moon, Sudiksha Konanki stepped into the warm, inviting waters of the Caribbean Sea.

Did Sudiksha Konanki Drown In Dominican Republic Ocean? False Viral Video Stirs Apprehension

A viral video circulating on social media is being falsely claimed to show the moment University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki drowned. The clip in question features a woman being pulled into the ocean by powerful waves, while a man attempts to save her. However, a detailed investigation has revealed that the video is unrelated to Konanki’s case. The Disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki Konanki, a 20-year-old Indian-origin student, went mi…

Missing Sudiksha Konanki’s parents ask authorities for death declaration

Sudiksha Konanki. PHOTO: https://www.facebook.com/sudiksha.konanki/about/ More than two weeks after unsuccessful search for the missing Sudiksha Konanki, her parents have accepted the possibility of her drowning in a very rough ocean the morning she went missing. They have asked the DR authorities to declare her dead. Konanki is missing in the Dominican Republic (DR) where she was on spring break. On March 20, 2025, CNN reported they had obtaine…