Joshua Riibe, a man believed to be the last person who saw Sudixha Konanki – disappeared into the Dominican Republic 6. March – she interrupted silence after his passport took away the authorities.
Last week, Sheriff of the Loudoun County Office, Virginia, where Konanki is a biology student, said NBC News that a person of interest were identified Investigators from us.
Surveillance shots Konanki showed that a dreaded student hand with Riibe as two women walked behind them as they left the building. Riibe, 22, a minnesota university student, is now “limited” to Riu Republika in Punta Cani, where he was last seen with Konanki before she disappeared.
“Police permanently follow him wherever he goes,” Riibe’s law firm cooperates said NBC Newsadding that “it’s not free to leave.”
“I’m just trying to help them,” Riibe said about the search for the Konanki authorities. “The ocean is a dangerous place.”
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Riibe, who has not been charged with any crime, said the authorities on March 12 that he spent time on the beach “kissing” Konanki before her disappearance, states in the transcript of the interview that NBC News received. (Global news did not independently look at the transcript.)
Riibe told local investigators that he and Konanki “were in the water of deep water, talking and kissing a little” when a large wave crashed into them and “pulled them into the sea,” the transcript said.
“I kept trying to give her breathe, but that didn’t allow me to breathe all the time and I swallowed a lot of water,” Riibe said.
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Riibe, a former Savior, told investigators that he was safe to return to Shore.
“It took me a long time to get it out, it was difficult,” Riibe told officials, according to a transcript. “I was a rescuer in the pool, not in the sea.
“When I finally got to the ground on the beach, I held her in front of me.
“The last time I saw her, I asked if she was fine.
Riibe said he looked around after vomiting and assumed that Konanka had left the beach.
“I looked around and didn’t see anyone.
The Dominican Republic authority representative in the update on March 14 said that “Joshua Steven Riiba, who was identified as” a person of interest “remains in custody and is examined in the National Police Unit to collect more information about the incident.”
“As long as the authorities believe that Joshua Steven Riibe is a key element in the investigation, he will remain in custody,” the notice said.
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“We use all our resources to thoroughly explore the disappearance of the Judgment of Sudiksha Konanki and understanding the distress this case causes her family, Dominican citizens and Americans,” Chief Lawyer Yeni Berenice Reynos said March 12. “As with any disappearance that occurs under the circumstances of the case, we apply the holistic protocol of the investigation that examines all variables.”
AND surveillance shotsPosted last week, it shows Riibe leaving the beach area at 9:55 in the morning, without any signs of Konanki. Riiba’s family said the local exit WTAE That their son was “deeply scared” by Konaki’s disappearance. They also said that Riibe “fully collaborated in the search and clarification of facts from the beginning.”
They said their son was “detained in irregular conditions.”
“He remained in his hotel room under police supervision and was repeatedly taken to a police station from March 6, where he questioned in the long hours,” Riibe’s parents said. “This situation has caused serious concerns in his family, which led us to retain a legal advisor to initiate legal actions by ensuring his safety and protection of his rights during this process.
“Joshua is a 22-year-old faculty at St. Cloud University of Minnesota, where he graduated from country research.
“Throughout his life, he showed a strong commitment to those who participated in sports, student events and volunteer activities.
His parents said that “this is a complex and painful situation for all parties involved.”
“We believe that the investigation will be conducted with transparency and justice.” We ask everyone to be asked to be found and returned home to his family. “
Last week Dominican President Luis Ambinader told reporters That Konaki’s disappearance is explored as an accident.
“We’re worried,” he said on March 10 during his weekly meeting with print. “All government agencies are searching … because the latest information we have from one of them, of the last person with a young woman, what he says according to the reports is that the wave, while on the beach, crashed into them.”
Ambinader defended tourists’ safety in the Dominican Republic, saying that the country receives more than 11 million visitors a year and that questions rarely appear.
AND Said in a statement by Riu Hotels Chain On March 9th, this is “deeply worried about the disappearance of one of our guests.”
“From the moment her absence was reported, we worked closely with the local authorities, including the police and the Navy, on a thorough search,” the hotel said. “We would like to express our deepest sympathy for family and friends during this incredibly difficult time … We are completely dedicated to do everything in our power to help in this situation.”
