Newly released video shows missing college student Sudiksha Konaki with her friends and a “person of interest” at a hotel bar before she disappeared in the Dominican Republic earlier this month. Konaki, 20, was visiting the island on spring break from the University of Pittsburgh when she vanish ed on March 6 while walking on a beach at Riu Republica Resort in Punta Cana. She was last seen around 4:15 a.m. local time, the Dominican Republic National Police said in a press release. In the early hours of March 6, Konaki and friends were with another group that included 24-year-old Joshua Riibe, who has been described as a person of interest. New surveillance video shared by Noticias SIN shows the groups at the bar hours before Konaki disappeared. Other videos show Konaki outdoors, leaning over and appearing to vomit, and a man believed to be Riibe also retching. A previous video shared by the outlet showed Konaki walking toward the beach with a man wearing a similar outfit as Riibe. Her clothes were later found draped over a beach chair. Sudiksha Konanki. Police have questioned Konanki’s travel companions and Riibe. He has claimed he and Konanki were swept out to sea by a wave and he saved them both from drowning. Riibe has not been charged with any crime, but his passport was confiscated and he cannot leave the country while the investigation plays out. The Loudon County (Virginia) Sheriff’s Office has disputed there is any evidence Konaki drowned and said “the case is being aggressively investigated by U.S. law enforcement working with the Dominican national police, with support from assets here at home.” Foul play has not been ruled out. ...read more read less