Missing college student in the Dominican Republic from Ashburn

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Anonymous wrote:Why would they declare her deceased so soon? He passed out for hours. His added recollections are sus. I don’t think he killed her, but I also don’t think he tried to save her. He managed to get to shore and puke. Did he scream for help after the fact? Not buying his bulls|it.

DR is known for trafficking and other heinous crimes. Will the private sector continue investigating? There’s no information about what they did on land and sea. Where were the boats? Where were the volunteers scouring land, other resorts, places known to be drug dens and trafficking? All pics are just lines of DR rescuers standing on the beach looking out at the ocean.

Those investigations cost money, and need a focus. Her family has accepted this tragic accident. It's time you do the same.

Sanctimonious B.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would they declare her deceased so soon? He passed out for hours. His added recollections are sus. I don’t think he killed her, but I also don’t think he tried to save her. He managed to get to shore and puke. Did he scream for help after the fact? Not buying his bulls|it.

DR is known for trafficking and other heinous crimes. Will the private sector continue investigating? There’s no information about what they did on land and sea. Where were the boats? Where were the volunteers scouring land, other resorts, places known to be drug dens and trafficking? All pics are just lines of DR rescuers standing on the beach looking out at the ocean.

Reach out to family to understand their thinking and what information they may have that the rest of us don't. A PP said it is the 13th day and explained the day's significance.

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did they do it?

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Anonymous wrote:So sad, I’m sure the parents just want it to be over. Her “friends” and this guy didn’t care about her, but her family clearly does.
This is why spring break trips are a bad idea.

Please. Plenty of people go on spring break trips, do other things, or they don't at all, and not every experience ends the same.

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Anonymous wrote:did they do it?

Whom? And do what?

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Anonymous wrote:Why would they declare her deceased so soon? He passed out for hours. His added recollections are sus. I don’t think he killed her, but I also don’t think he tried to save her. He managed to get to shore and puke. Did he scream for help after the fact? Not buying his bulls|it.

DR is known for trafficking and other heinous crimes. Will the private sector continue investigating? There’s no information about what they did on land and sea. Where were the boats? Where were the volunteers scouring land, other resorts, places known to be drug dens and trafficking? All pics are just lines of DR rescuers standing on the beach looking out at the ocean.

It may be for legal reasons - if her parents intend to sue somebody for wrongful death, she needs to be declared dead.

ya, could have been suggested by their lawyer

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Anonymous wrote:It would be nice if the parents now hold a press conference here in the U.S., explain carefully to the public that neither the girls NOR the young man are responsible for her drowning. Perhaps they can add the young man went to great lengths to try to be helpful. They should ask the Dominican Republic to release the poor boy so he can go back to his studies.

While it's understandable that in their shock and embarrassment and grief they were suggesting their daughter might have been the victim of trafficking or murder, they need to be cognizant these accusations were picked up by the media to outright accuse the innocent young man. They need to publicly thank him, and offer an apology to him for what the media and the Dominican Republic have put him through.

I realize the parents didn't ask for this and they reacted as loving and horrified parents. But there has to be a certain level of culpability on their part for what this boy has gone through. They need to take steps to help lift the cloud of blame from his good name so that it doesn't follow him for the rest of his life -- just as the Indian community has circled around the girls to protect them from fallout.

I hope that young man acquires an SOB lawyer to go after the Dominican Republic for detaining him illegally, and to go after the media for dragging his good name through the mud. The Indian community did a good job of protecting the girls. Those girls were more culpable than this boy, as they were the friends who had a responsibility to keep tabs on each other. The boy was there to have fun, no more, but he is the one who paid the price.

What I've learned from this incident is that the Dominican Republic has dangerous resorts full of crime. I read an account of a woman who got assaulted by a resort employee. I read of bars that routinely spike drinks. It goes on. This is a freaking dangerous destination.

May this tragedy be a reminder to American college kids that these excursion can turn deadly in a moment. May the girl's soul rest in peace.

Press conference? Geez. They are probably not the reason the POI was detained and remained there so why should they "clear" him?

+1. Circled the wagons and to deflect from their culpability and abandonment, smeared an innocent boy, who probably risked his own life in a futile attempt to save her. The boy is honorable, her "friends" are rubbish.

Her friends are not rubbish. Had they been convinced to stay on the beach, they may have attempted to save her and there would be a lot more drownings. They did nothing wrong.

Totally disagree. I hope we get to see what a court says. People need to actually care for each other.

If my child were with someone who was drowning in a rip current in the ocean, especially in the middle of the night, I would pray they'd have the sense to not go in after them or if they were also in trouble, I'd hope they'd try to save themselves with the understanding that the other person could drag them down with them, as is often the case. At most if they were a witness to such an event I would hope that they'd alert an authority.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are authorities not looking at the angle of kidnapping, human trafficking. There has been rape reported on that beach before. They seem to be looking only in water and questioning JR.

Because that shifts the public blame.

Right now, it's all on her and the guy for being irresponsible. If the police switch angles, they are admitting that there is a human trafficking problem in DR, which is a bad look for the DR. Then the narrative shifts from "they shouldn't have drunk so much & been swimming at night" to "people should be able to vacation in the DR without worrying about being kidnapped & human trafficked. The DR is unsafe!"

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it did not happen on US soil. what more action can her family do? Suiing traveling companions and any people last to have seen her (which includes those same companions and the other young man that was vacationing with POI)? Resort?

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Anonymous wrote:Why would they declare her deceased so soon? He passed out for hours. His added recollections are sus. I don’t think he killed her, but I also don’t think he tried to save her. He managed to get to shore and puke. Did he scream for help after the fact? Not buying his bulls|it.

DR is known for trafficking and other heinous crimes. Will the private sector continue investigating? There’s no information about what they did on land and sea. Where were the boats? Where were the volunteers scouring land, other resorts, places known to be drug dens and trafficking? All pics are just lines of DR rescuers standing on the beach looking out at the ocean.

I grew up in an ocean town. When someone drowns, searchers form long lines and walk the ocean like this to use their feet to feel in case the body is trapped by debris. Divers do the deeper searching and guards and other searchers do the walking lines.

It's very eerie to see. I've also seen a drowned victim found through this method of searching.

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Anonymous wrote:it did not happen on US soil. what more action can her family do? Suiing traveling companions and any people last to have seen her (which includes those same companions and the other young man that was vacationing with POI)? Resort?

Other travelers staying at same resort have definitely complained to resort while there and upon returning. Has anyone done anything beyond complaining to that resort? It doesn't seem like a decline in # of people going there and staying in resort after bad reviews.

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Anonymous wrote:it did not happen on US soil. what more action can her family do? Suiing traveling companions and any people last to have seen her (which includes those same companions and the other young man that was vacationing with POI)? Resort?

Probably the resort and the guy she was with.

The resort will probably settle out of court. The guy will probably fight it. I'm not familiar with the laws in the DR, but most US states have exceptions for drowning cases where bystanders cannot be compelled to enter the water to rescue anyone drowning. And because of that, bystanders cannot be sued or prosecuted for failure to render aide.

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Anonymous wrote:Sending prayers to Sudiksha’s family. I think they have shown so much character and kindness. You can imagine they would want the search to continue in case she was kidnapped even though that is looking less possible. I am sure they have poured over every video. They obviously recognize the stress on the young man who was last with her as well as her friends who traveled with her. It looks like they are looking beyond their pain to make sure these kids are okay. In this day and age when people don’t seem to be caring, this family stands out for their kindness.

Could not agree more. Bless them.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you...:never been drunk???

You remember bits and pieces of your evening after vomiting and prior to passing out.

There is an awful lot of missing time between the bits and the pieces (speaking as someone who has blacked out a few times). Your brain reconfigures memories beause it is trying to fill in the gaps.

+1. Even the stuff he thinks he remembers is probably rubbish. This is a good ole boy from the Midwest, a lifeguard. He’s not some serial killer. People have lost their damn minds.

I’m sorry, but your logic is crap. One doesn’t have to be a serial killer to get pissed off at a pretty girl for not giving you what you want, and respond with physical assault

Not only is he an unfounded killer with no criminal record and a good clean solid background but this frankly totally average looking girl becomes “pretty,” which teases out how biased and personally you’re taking this.

She is very pretty and looks and education wise, out of his league.

To be honest, both Pitt and St. Cloud State University both state school degree mills. He's studying land surveying and mapping sciences, a very practical and focused outdoorsy career which will net him a six-figure salary and comfortable work-life balance. As for their looks, the media is certainly going out of their way to create that 'out of his league' narrative featuring only photos of her with tons of makeup and filters. They're both average looking. He's a muscular jock, presumably a kind and fun 'golden retriever' personality.

He seems like an ok guy and she seems ok. They both found each other attractive and wanted to hang out. Not sure why this is so shocking, neither are better ses wise. One could argue he may not be the right Indian caste class for her but a counter argument could be made that he is a US citizen and she is not. Either way who care they are both on same level in fact they both chose the same spring break resort!

It's quite common to date and find each other attractive between all races and ethnicities, not sure what some posters are making a big thing out of it. Indian girls/guys date white guys/girls quite a bit, it's just law of statistics when you are a minority in a country some of them do end up find partners from majority population. What does stupid caste system from 1800 got anything to do with it, maybe there are some first gen Indians who are still stuck in some mindset about this, but most of them should have gotten out of it.

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Yea. Caste system whether you call it that or not exists everywhere