Joshua Riibe remains under strict police surveillance in the Dominican Republic after being the last person seen with missing college student Sudiksha Konanki. His family decries "irregular conditions" as authorities intensify the search,

The parents of the man who was last seen with Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic released a statement on Friday.

The search for the missing University of Pittsburgh student, who was on spring break in Punta Cana, is entering its second week.

Iowan Joshua Riibe recounted to police the last moments with Sudiksha Konanki, 20, who was last seen in the Dominican Republic on March 6.

The “person of interest” in the disappearance of missing Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki claims he saved them both from drowning before she vanished.

Iowan Joshua Steven Riibe told prosecutors he and Sudiksha Konanki were hit by an intense wave and were swept out to sea.

Authorities are still searching for 20-year-old college student, Sudiksha Konanki, who went missing in the Dominican Republic last week. TMZ reports that the person of interest in her disappearance, 22-year-old Joshua Riibe has since claimed that he saved her from drowning.

The person of interest in the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki claims he saved her from drowning, as police continue to search for clues a week after she vanished during her spring break trip to the Dominican Republic.