Sudiksha Konanki, 20, disappeared March 6 on a spring break trip with five friends in Punta Cana. The parents of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki said Tuesday they've given up hope that their daughter is still alive and believe she drowned on a spring break trip in the Dominican Republic.

The man, Joshua Steven Riibe, was never named as a suspect in the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki in Punta Cana, but he said he had not been allowed to leave the Dominican Republic.

The parents of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki have asked for Dominican authorities to declare their daughter dead. Their request highlights the heartbreaking realities of losing a child and handling the legalities of a missing person case.