Last individual to see lacking University of Pittsburgh pupil pupil alive has passport confiscated | EUROtoday

The final individual to see University of Pittsburgh pupil Sudiksha Konanki earlier than she disappeared within the Dominican Republic has had his passport taken by investigators.

Authorities within the Caribbean nation have confiscated Joshua Riibe’s journey paperwork as they proceed to probe Konanki’s disappearance, based on NBC News.

On Sunday morning, Riibe was seen on the seashore with investigators, his father, and an legal professional, based on the outlet. Riibe was reportedly seen pointing in direction of the ocean whereas safety saved anybody else away from the placement.

The 22-year-old has been “confined to the hotel since the investigation began” and has a everlasting police escort, his attorneys instructed NBC News.

“He is not free to leave,” his attorneys stated, together with his passport being confiscated on Friday.

Konanki was final seen with Riibe on the seashore close to the RIU Hotel & Resort on March 6. He has instructed investigators that he pulled her out of the damaging waters earlier than shedding her within the darkness.

“I’m just trying to help them out,” he instructed NBC News at his lodge. “The ocean is a dangerous place.”

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Konanki, a 20-year-old pre-med pupil, was final seen getting into a seashore at 4:15 a.m. on March 6 whereas vacationing with 5 feminine faculty pals on spring break in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

After her pals returned to their lodge room simply earlier than 6 a.m., Konanki stayed on the seashore with Riibe – a former highschool wrestler from Iowa. It’s not instantly clear if or how the pair knew each other earlier than assembly on the Caribbean Island.

He instructed police he went for a swim with Konanki, and the 2 had kissed within the water earlier than an enormous wave swept her up, an interview transcript obtained by NBC News acknowledged.

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“I kept trying to get her to breathe, but that didn’t allow me to breathe all the time, and I swallowed a lot of water,” he stated. He additionally instructed investigators that he used to work as a lifeguard.

The sheriff’s workplace in Loudon County, Virginia, the place Konanki’s household lives, has described Riibe as a “person of interest” and has despatched detectives to help.