The student, Sudiksha Konanki, 20, was on a spring break trip to Punta Cana when she disappeared earlier this month, leading to a massive search effort and an investigation.

The State Department has confirmed it is assisting in the search for missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, whom authorities believed drowned on March 6.

The parents of missing student Sudiksha Konanki say that police believe she drowned and that police told them that Joshua Riibe, 22, is not a suspect.