University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki vanished in the Dominican Republic on March 6, with friends saying she was 'swept out to sea' following a power cut

Missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki made two Venmo payments the afternoon before she disappeared from a Dominican Republic beach, as the search for her enters its second week. The 20-year-old Virginia native made the transactions 40 minutes apart on the afternoon of March 5,

Konanki's week-long disappearance has left investigators puzzled and led her parents to call for an expanded search effort for their daughter, a pre-med student.