India, March 10 -- Sudiksha Konanki, the Indian-origin student who went missing in the Dominican Republic last week, believed to have died by drowning after being swept up in a large wave, as per the officials.

Three Dominican officials informed ABC News that Konanki, the 20-year-old student at University of Pittsburgh, arrived at a beach in Punta Cana with six other individuals on Wednesday night. While most of the group members returned to the resort, she remained on the sand with one other person until early Thursday.

Citing the police report, the outlet said Konanki went swimming with the other person and was confronted by a large wave.

Konanki was a lawful permanent resident of the United States and was residing in a wealthy subur...