Missing college student in the Dominican Republic from Ashburn

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Anonymous wrote:Om Shanthi. I pray for her soul. My heart hurts for her family and friends. I’m Indian American from a similar background. Her parents looked so shocked. I can only imagine how proud they were of their premed daughter. May they find peace.

Why not just "how proud of their daughter"? Who gives a damn about major, oh right, the "Indian American from a similar background."

She's not American she's an Indian citizen living in the us

Technically. The "Indian American" (or take another country like Dominican American) part is commonly used by those who while they are not American by birth nor did they get naturalized (didn't get US citizenship) but have lived in US most of their lives so will hypnanate because they associate with being American. As in this young woman's case, it was said she came to the US in 2006 and they say she is 20. So she came to US when she was 1 or 2 years old. Not knowing if she ever went back to live in India after she moved to US so they write Indian American.

it is relevant here because India had to take the lead with DR authorities vs US who was just monitoring (until recently) because she is an Indian citizen and not a US citizen. It mattered in this case. I do not have any opinion on whether India has a good diplomatic team (I see no reason why they wouldn't) but people were asking why it too so many days for the US to get involved and it is because the priority/first in line was India.

Through the TJ grapevine, a representative from the Indian embassy met the parents at the airport when they landed after they immediately booked the next flight there.

What parent would not do the same if they were in this situation?


In contrast, at that time, the response from the Americans’ embassy was “let’s just wait and see if she turns up.”

Sorry but this was an unacceptable and unprofessional response here, when clearly someone’s life is in great danger.

If they activated the embassy staff every time a young adult person wasn’t where they were expected to be after a few hours they would do nothing else. Lots of people go to these places to party and run off with friends and do unexpected things. She’s an adult woman.

I do not believe you understand the fact that this is an important family. However, I don’t expect you to understand because you are probably an american.

Ooooh an “important” family. Do you think they should get preferential treatment from the embassy of a country that is not theirs because they are sooooo important?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those of you saying there's no news coverage... are you living under rocks? This story is national news and being reported on by all major networks.

Even before NBC News picked it up, my best friend's local news in Grand Rapids, MI reported on it. She used to live in Loudoun and hearing that during the broadcast made her do a doubletake.

Posters are replying to earliest posts. At the time of thread it was just starting to get more attention. Calm down now.

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Anonymous wrote:More details on how the power outage could have contributed. Heartbreaking.

https://dominicantoday.com/amp/news?id=238481&title=hotel-blackout-linked-to-sudiksha-konankis-disappearance

Common?

the blackout is SOOO sketchy

The resort is a dump. Read any review of the place. They've had blackouts for months along with no water. It's a $hithole of a resort.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you saying there's no news coverage... are you living under rocks? This story is national news and being reported on by all major networks.

Even before NBC News picked it up, my best friend's local news in Grand Rapids, MI reported on it. She used to live in Loudoun and hearing that during the broadcast made her do a doubletake.

It’s even a bigger story in DR. A lot of coverage. Again you never see missing people in resorts over there. Just hope the family gets some closure. For me there’s just two options. She drowned or the american tourist killed her.

Why? You may have missed some posts way up thread about alcohol from certain areas on the resorts or something. Here's a CNN story about Americans who died in DR since 2018:

2019/06/19/us/dominican-republic-list-of-people-reported-dead/index.html

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Anonymous wrote:More details on how the power outage could have contributed. Heartbreaking.

https://dominicantoday.com/amp/news?id=238481&title=hotel-blackout-linked-to-sudiksha-konankis-disappearance

Common?

the blackout is SOOO sketchy

The resort is a dump. Read any review of the place. They've had blackouts for months along with no water. It's a $hithole of a resort.

College students' budget type of resort?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:More details on how the power outage could have contributed. Heartbreaking.

https://dominicantoday.com/amp/news?id=238481&title=hotel-blackout-linked-to-sudiksha-konankis-disappearance

Common?

the blackout is SOOO sketchy

The resort is a dump. Read any review of the place. They've had blackouts for months along with no water. It's a $hithole of a resort.

College students' budget type of resort?

Worse. https://www.reddit.com/r/PuntaCana/comments/1j58qma/riu_republica_is_an_absolute_horror_show/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:More details on how the power outage could have contributed. Heartbreaking.

https://dominicantoday.com/amp/news?id=238481&title=hotel-blackout-linked-to-sudiksha-konankis-disappearance

Common?

the blackout is SOOO sketchy

It’s not. It’s happened before. They have a backup generator.

Idk what’s taking so long to find her in the waters. The longer it takes the more i suspect the us citizen killed her.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Om Shanthi. I pray for her soul. My heart hurts for her family and friends. I’m Indian American from a similar background. Her parents looked so shocked. I can only imagine how proud they were of their premed daughter. May they find peace.

Why not just "how proud of their daughter"? Who gives a damn about major, oh right, the "Indian American from a similar background."

She's not American she's an Indian citizen living in the us

Technically. The "Indian American" (or take another country like Dominican American) part is commonly used by those who while they are not American by birth nor did they get naturalized (didn't get US citizenship) but have lived in US most of their lives so will hypnanate because they associate with being American. As in this young woman's case, it was said she came to the US in 2006 and they say she is 20. So she came to US when she was 1 or 2 years old. Not knowing if she ever went back to live in India after she moved to US so they write Indian American.

it is relevant here because India had to take the lead with DR authorities vs US who was just monitoring (until recently) because she is an Indian citizen and not a US citizen. It mattered in this case. I do not have any opinion on whether India has a good diplomatic team (I see no reason why they wouldn't) but people were asking why it too so many days for the US to get involved and it is because the priority/first in line was India.

Through the TJ grapevine, a representative from the Indian embassy met the parents at the airport when they landed after they immediately booked the next flight there.

What parent would not do the same if they were in this situation?


In contrast, at that time, the response from the Americans’ embassy was “let’s just wait and see if she turns up.”

Sorry but this was an unacceptable and unprofessional response here, when clearly someone’s life is in great danger.

If they activated the embassy staff every time a young adult person wasn’t where they were expected to be after a few hours they would do nothing else. Lots of people go to these places to party and run off with friends and do unexpected things. She’s an adult woman.

I do not believe you understand the fact that this is an important family. However, I don’t expect you to understand because you are probably an american.

Ooooh an “important” family. Do you think they should get preferential treatment from the embassy of a country that is not theirs because they are sooooo important?

DP. 17:28 no one seems to understand the poster who wrote that this family is "important" because they have yet to say how exactly this family is important. If that poster writng about this family knows and can share they should. Are they suggesting because this family is "important" other things could have happened and that's why the parents are crying foul and sus?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you saying there's no news coverage... are you living under rocks? This story is national news and being reported on by all major networks.

Even before NBC News picked it up, my best friend's local news in Grand Rapids, MI reported on it. She used to live in Loudoun and hearing that during the broadcast made her do a doubletake.

It’s even a bigger story in DR. A lot of coverage. Again you never see missing people in resorts over there. Just hope the family gets some closure. For me there’s just two options. She drowned or the american tourist killed her.

Why? You may have missed some posts way up thread about alcohol from certain areas on the resorts or something. Here's a CNN story about Americans who died in DR since 2018:

2019/06/19/us/dominican-republic-list-of-people-reported-dead/index.html

Do your research. The fbi got involved with that and all where health related. Nothing to do with alcohol.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you saying there's no news coverage... are you living under rocks? This story is national news and being reported on by all major networks.

Even before NBC News picked it up, my best friend's local news in Grand Rapids, MI reported on it. She used to live in Loudoun and hearing that during the broadcast made her do a doubletake.

It’s even a bigger story in DR. A lot of coverage. Again you never see missing people in resorts over there. Just hope the family gets some closure. For me there’s just two options. She drowned or the american tourist killed her.

IT's being covered in Brazil. Not just small social media stuff, in the big papers and tv news.

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Anonymous wrote:^ had she left her phone in her room all night, or given it to her friends to take back to the room as she continues hanging out at the beach? A report said there was no signal around there, so did she figure there's no reason to keep her phone with her?

Likely she didn't want her parents to track her whereabouts if she is location sharing.

Wut?
Location is going to show the resort regardless. Or are you saying she left it back in PA or VA, from wherever she was traveling?

You obviously don't track your kids using Life 360. It can show precise location (not always) -- beach v hotel room, etc.

I use Life 360. No it doesn’t.

We use Apple Find My and it absolutely does. You can if someone is on the east or west side of our house. You would definitely be able to tell hotel vs beach. At least in an area with good coverage, which maybe DR doesn’t have? I’ve never been and have no plans.

It doesn't have best coverage. That could be a reason she didn't plan to take her phone that night. or she had it with her until she stayed on the beach an decided it could get lost, wet both and gave it to her friends to take back if that.

The hotel had a prolonged power outage, it may have been dead, thus no point in risking it at beach.

[Anonymous]

OMG her friends went on a day trip without even looking for her?!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14485901/amp/joshua-riibe-sudiksha-konanki-dominican-republic-missing.html

Have a bad feeling about this huge guy, could be another Natalie Holloway.

Claiming she was not seen out of water and that she was, which is it? If he saw her after the water, where is she?!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More details on how the power outage could have contributed. Heartbreaking.

https://dominicantoday.com/amp/news?id=238481&title=hotel-blackout-linked-to-sudiksha-konankis-disappearance

Common?

the blackout is SOOO sketchy

It’s not. It’s happened before. They have a backup generator.

Idk what’s taking so long to find her in the waters. The longer it takes the more i suspect the us citizen killed her.

If you look at reviews, seems to happen often.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those of you saying there's no news coverage... are you living under rocks? This story is national news and being reported on by all major networks.

Even before NBC News picked it up, my best friend's local news in Grand Rapids, MI reported on it. She used to live in Loudoun and hearing that during the broadcast made her do a doubletake.

It’s even a bigger story in DR. A lot of coverage. Again you never see missing people in resorts over there. Just hope the family gets some closure. For me there’s just two options. She drowned or the american tourist killed her.

Why? You may have missed some posts way up thread about alcohol from certain areas on the resorts or something. Here's a CNN story about Americans who died in DR since 2018:

2019/06/19/us/dominican-republic-list-of-people-reported-dead/index.html

Do your research. The fbi got involved with that and all where health related. Nothing to do with alcohol.

So "health" could be a possibility in this case too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More details on how the power outage could have contributed. Heartbreaking.

https://dominicantoday.com/amp/news?id=238481&title=hotel-blackout-linked-to-sudiksha-konankis-disappearance

Common?

the blackout is SOOO sketchy

The resort is a dump. Read any review of the place. They've had blackouts for months along with no water. It's a $hithole of a resort.

College students' budget type of resort?

Supposed to be party central among resorts in that area.