Authorities in the Dominican Republic are interviewing a young man believed to have been with a missing student from the University of Pittsburgh right before her disappearance in Punta Cana, a local police source told CNN.

Sudiksha Konanki, who has been a permanent resident of the US since 2006, reported her missing around 4 pm on March 6

A University of Pittsburgh student went missing after traveling to the Dominican Republic.The student was identified as Sudiksha Konanki, 20, from Virginia. Dominican Republic authorities say Konanki went missing while "walking on a beach.