Missing college student in the Dominican Republic from Ashburn

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Teach your kids to be smarter than these TJ kids.

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Anonymous wrote:allegedly the young man she was with was a lifeguard which makes it seem more suspect

No it really doesn’t. Drunk people in the water in the dark aren’t functioning like lifeguards. He is an American tourist about her age, in what way would he be involved in a trafficking ring operating through the DR? I empathize with her family but the simplest explanation is both were drunk- both swam- he was a stronger swimmer / not as drunk and made it back out of the ocean - she didn’t. He was disoriented and drunk and passed out and didn’t realize she hadn’t made it back out til he woke up after 9 am. Even then he could’ve assumed she did make it out and had already gone inside so he didn’t immediately alert anyone. It’s still tragic but this need to assume someone did it vs a terrible accident occurred is bizarre to me. Not everything is a true crime story.

I feel badly for the young man. He’s going to be scapegoated for this.

Either her or him could be ANY of our young adult kids on spring break. I can only imagine the terrible places her parents’ minds are going in the absence of a body, but those of us uninvolved and simply watching from home don’t need to start with the outlandish conspiracies and narratives about him lacking ANY proof that anything besides a tragic accident happened to a girl he literally just met.

+1000

Cautionary tale for all of our children.

Yes. I of course understand why the parents want all possibilities considered, even if it's almost certainly a case of poor judgment that could made by any young person on vacation.

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Anonymous wrote:Teach your kids to be smarter than these TJ kids.

Eff off, jerk.

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Anonymous wrote:Teach your kids to be smarter than these TJ kids.

Eff off, jerk.

Touchy touchy about TJ! Bet you wouldn't make the same comment if it were a regular ol' high school that PP was snarking on.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain about this "lobby alcohol?"

These all inclusive low level hotels are known to cater to spring breakers and those looking for cheap rates. Multiple people have died from tainted alcohol but people keep coming back because it is cheap. The DR is a shit hole. Those with smarts would never vacation here.

Wrong you 🤡 nobody has died from tainted alcohol in DR. Another gringo who doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

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Anonymous wrote: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?!!!

Well, her "friends" aren't much better.

We need to do a better job teaching kids how to identify who your friends are and how to be better friends. I feel terrible for this family. Tragic.

Who are you to judge that?

Well, let's see...They hadn't seen their friend since around 4:00 a.m. and didn't know where she was in a foreign country but thought they'd just go on a day trip?!

How were they going to reach her if 1. She didn't have her phone on her, 2. Or they tried reaching her but she didn't pick up maybe because they thought she was still sleeping or with that guy? 3. Things werent known at time of them going on a day trip? Didn't read all the reports to know if any of those questions were answered.

Was the guy known to them on that trip prior to that night? One of the young woman's friend could have stayed with her tho on the beach (being a better friend). Does anyone actually know what occurred before the friends left to go back to the hotel and her staying on beach?

No. Friend's job was to tell her why this is a bad idea and to inform resort desk that she didn't come back at night before going for the scheduled trip. She wasn't required to put herself in danger at night at beach in a foreign country with a drunk male.

Kids go to places like DR to be irresponsibly drunk and for casual hook ups. With that implicit understanding, one's friends will not stand in the way of actualizing that goal.
Sorry, DR is not Disneyland.

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Anonymous wrote:This all seems strange. Everyone went on day trip but her? There is a lot missing. I also am now understanding the problems with the power outage at hotel. Power just went on around 3 am that morning. The power had been off for 24 hours so more people were not in their rooms because no AC. It also could have allowed someone to sneak in resort because it was dark. There will be so many theories to run down. I am holding out hope that she was kidnapped and maybe could still be alive.

She was not kidnapped. Only two scenarios here. She drowned or the gringo did something to her.

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Anonymous wrote:This all seems strange. Everyone went on day trip but her? There is a lot missing. I also am now understanding the problems with the power outage at hotel. Power just went on around 3 am that morning. The power had been off for 24 hours so more people were not in their rooms because no AC. It also could have allowed someone to sneak in resort because it was dark. There will be so many theories to run down. I am holding out hope that she was kidnapped and maybe could still be alive.

What reasons for kidnapping? Ransom from the "important" family?
If so, wouldn't that have come out already?
The other reasons a young woman would be kidnapped do not fit her profile.

It is likely drunk drowning or foul play. For the latter, hard to say since it looks like she went with him to the beach willingly with her arm around him.

Two drunks at the beach after midnight usually don't yield a good outcome.

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Anonymous wrote:allegedly the young man she was with was a lifeguard which makes it seem more suspect

No it really doesn’t. Drunk people in the water in the dark aren’t functioning like lifeguards. He is an American tourist about her age, in what way would he be involved in a trafficking ring operating through the DR? I empathize with her family but the simplest explanation is both were drunk- both swam- he was a stronger swimmer / not as drunk and made it back out of the ocean - she didn’t. He was disoriented and drunk and passed out and didn’t realize she hadn’t made it back out til he woke up after 9 am. Even then he could’ve assumed she did make it out and had already gone inside so he didn’t immediately alert anyone. It’s still tragic but this need to assume someone did it vs a terrible accident occurred is bizarre to me. Not everything is a true crime story.

I feel badly for the young man. He’s going to be scapegoated for this.

+1. I feel like this is a case of everyone was wasted, lets go for a swim. His story is changing because he was blacked out and probably doesn't remember. Stumbled back to his room eventually probably thinking she went back to hers or didn't even realize she was missing. To think she was trafficked seems very extreme.

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Anonymous wrote:According to this article, she very likely drowned. I don’t know why other news sources aren’t given more information.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/missing-univ-pittsburgh-student-believed-died-drowning-dominican/story?id=119617091

The story leaves out who the other person was that she went into the water with and whether they also drowned.

Was it one of her friends? Another guest at the hotel? A local?

A guy friend, shown in a video earlier that evening with his arm around her.

It was not a friend, she and her friends had met 2 tourists. No different than meeting strange men in US who may turn out to be dangerous.

What are you suggesting? Total seclusion and celibacy?

By your definition, my husband was a “strange man” when I first met him. Everyone’s was.

You can’t see any difference in the facts here? Stop the day drinking.

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Teach your kids of the see someone drown to report it lest it look like they have something to hide.

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Anonymous wrote: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?!!!

Well, her "friends" aren't much better.

We need to do a better job teaching kids how to identify who your friends are and how to be better friends. I feel terrible for this family. Tragic.

Who are you to judge that?

Well, let's see...They hadn't seen their friend since around 4:00 a.m. and didn't know where she was in a foreign country but thought they'd just go on a day trip?!

How were they going to reach her if 1. She didn't have her phone on her, 2. Or they tried reaching her but she didn't pick up maybe because they thought she was still sleeping or with that guy? 3. Things werent known at time of them going on a day trip? Didn't read all the reports to know if any of those questions were answered.

Was the guy known to them on that trip prior to that night? One of the young woman's friend could have stayed with her tho on the beach (being a better friend). Does anyone actually know what occurred before the friends left to go back to the hotel and her staying on beach?

No. Friend's job was to tell her why this is a bad idea and to inform resort desk that she didn't come back at night before going for the scheduled trip. She wasn't required to put herself in danger at night at beach in a foreign country with a drunk male.

Kids go to places like DR to be irresponsibly drunk and for casual hook ups. With that implicit understanding, one's friends will not stand in the way of actualizing that goal.
Sorry, DR is not Disneyland.

Exactly. I think a number of posters on this thread did not have traditional American college experiences.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:allegedly the young man she was with was a lifeguard which makes it seem more suspect

No it really doesn’t. Drunk people in the water in the dark aren’t functioning like lifeguards. He is an American tourist about her age, in what way would he be involved in a trafficking ring operating through the DR? I empathize with her family but the simplest explanation is both were drunk- both swam- he was a stronger swimmer / not as drunk and made it back out of the ocean - she didn’t. He was disoriented and drunk and passed out and didn’t realize she hadn’t made it back out til he woke up after 9 am. Even then he could’ve assumed she did make it out and had already gone inside so he didn’t immediately alert anyone. It’s still tragic but this need to assume someone did it vs a terrible accident occurred is bizarre to me. Not everything is a true crime story.

I feel badly for the young man. He’s going to be scapegoated for this.

+1. I feel like this is a case of everyone was wasted, lets go for a swim. His story is changing because he was blacked out and probably doesn't remember. Stumbled back to his room eventually probably thinking she went back to hers or didn't even realize she was missing. To think she was trafficked seems very extreme.

He may have thought she went back to her hotel room.

[Anonymous]

Teach your kids not to go to a third world county country for spring break and get wasted go swimming.

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Anonymous wrote:Teach your kids to be smarter than these TJ kids.

Eff off, jerk.

Touchy touchy about TJ! Bet you wouldn't make the same comment if it were a regular ol' high school that PP was snarking on.

The TJ haters are pathetic humans. So bitter their kids aren't smart they attack a young woman who is almost certainly dead.