Authorities believe the University of Pittsburgh student who vanished in the Dominican Republic last week drowned after she was caught in a big wave, according to a report. Sudiksha Konanki, 20, was with six other people on a Punta Cana beach Wednesday night before most of the group packed up and called it a night,

Authorities in the Dominican Republic are searching for a student from the University of Pittsburgh on the Caribbean nation’s east coast.

Sudiksha Konanki, 20, was last seen at around 4:50 a.m. Thursday while walking on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic authorities said.