Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares confirmed that a “broad search” is being conducted for Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old resident of Virginia who disappeared while visiting the Dominican Republic.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The father of a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, who went missing in the popular Dominican Republic tourist town of Punta Cana while on spring break with friends, said he has asked authorities to widen their investigation.

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.