PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — The father of a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Virginia 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.

University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, 20, is still missing after her Spring Break trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The 20-year-old is an Indian national, but from Chantilly, Virginia – a suburb of Washington,

A 20-year-old college student has gone missing while on vacation in the Dominican Republic, sparking a search that spans land, air and sea.