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Anonymous wrote:Why on earth did she go to DR?

Why not? We have high incomes and could go anywhere but frequently go there for thr direct flights, short distance from airport to residence, etc

DP. Are you aware the DR has had a U.S. State Dept. Level 2 Travel Advisory since last June?

Reissued after periodic review without changes.

Exercise increased caution in the Dominican Republic due to crime.

Country Summary: Violent crime, including armed robbery, homicide, and sexual assault, is a concern throughout the Dominican Republic. The development of a professional tourist police corps, institution of a 911 system in many parts of the country, and a concentration of resources in resort areas means these tend to be better policed than urban areas like Santo Domingo. The wide availability of weapons, the use and trade of illicit drugs, and a weak criminal justice system contribute to the high level of criminality on the broader scale.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/dominican-republic-travel-advisory.html

Anonymous wrote:My heart goes out to the poor family of this young woman. There but for the grace of god…

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My heart goes out to the poor family of this young woman. There but for the grace of god…

Anonymous wrote:Why on earth did she go to DR?

Because it was spring break? It's easier to get to than some other places, has resorts, nice weather, it's such a common place to visit from U.S.

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Anonymous wrote:Many people from the US really don't realize how lucky they have it here.
Most parts of the world are very dangerous by comparison, and life is cheap.

Even in the safest part of the world, someone wandering off drunk at 4 am could drown.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/International/missing-univ-pittsburgh-student-believed-died-drowning-dominican/story%3fid=119617091

"She and this person went for a swim and were caught by a big wave, the police report said."

National U.S. media coverage isn't going to help anything.

Don’t most people teach kids that the ocean is a wild place and only get in the water when it’s guarded.

Why didn't this person tell everyone what happened?

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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?

Wasn’t that the story of Halloways killer, that he left her at the beach ?

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Anonymous wrote:Many people from the US really don't realize how lucky they have it here.
Most parts of the world are very dangerous by comparison, and life is cheap.

Even in the safest part of the world, someone wandering off drunk at 4 am could drown.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/International/missing-univ-pittsburgh-student-believed-died-drowning-dominican/story%3fid=119617091

"She and this person went for a swim and were caught by a big wave, the police report said."

National U.S. media coverage isn't going to help anything.

Don’t most people teach kids that the ocean is a wild place and only get in the water when it’s guarded.

Anonymous wrote:I think it's time to report the poster who is like a dog with a bone about the media "not covering" this. The story is all over the media right now, so to that poster: could you please shut up?

If you don’t like a post don’t engage with it

People knew about this Friday morning;
https://dr1.com/forums/threads/girl-missing-from-riu-hotel-in-punta-cana.414134/

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?

Anonymous wrote:Why on earth did she go to DR?

Why not? We have high incomes and could go anywhere but frequently go there for thr direct flights, short distance from airport to residence, etc

Anonymous wrote:The United States is sending federal personnel to the Dominican Republic to locate a missing University of Pittsburgh student.

https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/missing-pitt-student-sudiksha-konanki-dominican-republic/

That’s wonderful!

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 United States is sending federal personnel to the Dominican Republic to locate a missing University of Pittsburgh student.

https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/missing-pitt-student-sudiksha-konanki-dominican-republic/

I think it's time to report the poster who is like a dog with a bone about the media "not covering" this. The story is all over the media right now, so to that poster: could you please shut up?

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Anonymous wrote:Pray that she is found safe. Sad that her ethnicity precludes more publicity that may help find her.

Bless your heart. It’s on TMZ and People now. Media outlets were just alerted this morning, and it’s Sunday morning. But, you’re racist, so.

I truly hope she is safe and they find her.

I hope we are wrong and the press keeps up the coverage but it’s a fact that missing brown and black girls don’t receive the same amount of press as missing white girls.

https://www.knoe.com/2024/12/26/gabby-petitos-father-starts-foundation-increase-media-coverage-missing-black-brown-people/?outputType=amp

https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/legislation/hearings/the-neglected-epidemic-of-missing-bipoc-women-and-girls

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/when-a-black-person-goes-missing-families-say-their-cases-get-left-behind

PP you're responding to. Agree that was the case. It's not longer the case. Let's move on from the past, let go of virtue signaling and anger and old liberal talking points and focus on sending well wishes to her family and pray that she returns home safely. If you're really that concerned, you'd redirect the time you spent googling left leaning data and you'd be emailing news outlets with her info instead. You're just salivating to turn this into an issue of racism. Let's keep this productive.

Shut the fuuuu up. Nancy Grace wasn’t talking about this poor girl last night.

You shut up, loser. I live in the community. There wasn’t a push to get this on media until late yesterday, early this morning.

If it was Sally Blue Eyes, it would’ve been all over the news YESTERDAY.
Your name calling is uncouth. Why does where you live matter at all?

You told me to shut the f up, so you can stuff the faux pearl clutching.

Because I’m in the community I’ve been watching how family and friends made sure to get media coverage. They’ve done a great job, and that’s why there’s been coverage. Not because she’s brown, white, blue, or pink.

Aside from all of this, I pray she is found healthy and that her family can find some peace during this process.

Just because you want to stuff your head in the sand and hand wave away the fact that her story didn't hit the mainstream today due to racism, doesn't make it not the case.

Is there something wrong with you? It’s on all the major news outlets today. It’s everywhere.

Yes but it started popping up early yesterday. It's now on the news +36 hours later.

It’s been on the news starting this morning and picked up steam as family and friends pushed it out there. I’ve been watching it all in real time. There has been very little time from when news outlets were contacted and the story came out. The family and media have both done a great job getting this out there. Anyone that’s on the social media groups know this, and what a team effort it’s been. Kudos to everyone, and hope she is found alive. She sounds lovely and her family is very well respected in our community.