The parents of missing US college student Sudiksha Konanki are asking authorities in the Dominican Republic that she be officially declared dead, nearly two weeks after she went missing while on ...

The parents of a U.S. college student who vanished almost two weeks ago in the resort town of Punta Cana have asked authorities to declare her legally dead.

In a letter the Konankis wrote that the declaration won't ease their grief, but will bring some closure and allow them to honor her memory.

The 20-year-old college student was last seen by a St. Cloud State University student March 6 in Punta Cana, where she went on a spring break trip.

The family of Sudiksha Konanki has requested that she be declared deceased, the Loudoun County sheriff's office in Virginia tells CBS News. Konanki disappeared in the Dominican Republic earlier this ...

Authorities in the Dominican Republic are continuing to interview the Minnesota college student who was with missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki.

The family of Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student who went missing while on a spring break trip in the Dominican Republic, has reportedly asked investigators to declare her dead.

Dominican Republic National Police told NBC News that her family sent the agency a letter requesting a declaration of death.