The individual of curiosity within the disappearance of College of Pittsburgh pupil Sudiksha Konanki claims he saved her from drowning, as police proceed to seek for clues every week after she vanished throughout her spring break journey to the Dominican Republic.

Joshua Riibe advised regulation enforcement he and Konanki had been each almost swept away within the ocean as they had been wading within the water early on the morning of March 6 … and that he struggled to get them to security, in keeping with a transcript obtained by Dominican Republic information outlet Noticias SIN.

As soon as again on land, the 22-year-old pupil claims he vomited seawater as Sudiksha walked away to get her private belongings that had been pushed down the seashore by waves.

He alleges he requested her if she was OK … however didn’t hear her response as a result of he was busy chucking up water. He remembers her being in knee-deep water and strolling at an “angle” — and says he by no means noticed her once more.

Joshua says he fell asleep on the seashore and woke as much as being bitten by mosquitoes at dawn … prompting him to move again to his lodge and hit the hay once more.

Sudiksha and Joshua had been reportedly each friends on the Riu Republica lodge resort. The school college students had been each seen collectively — with Joshua’s arm round Sudiksha — heading to the seashore round 4:15 AM. Investigators consider she vanished round 4:50 AM.

Although Joshua is assured he saved her life whereas they had been collectively … he reportedly refused to reply a number of key questions from police — saying his attorneys have suggested him to maintain quiet — in keeping with Noticias SIN.

He declined to reply if he reported their seashore scare to authorities, what he is advised his buddies concerning the expertise, and the way police can confirm his solutions, amongst different questions.