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.

The family of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki has asked officials to declare their daughter deceased nearly three weeks after her disappearance while on a spring break trip ...

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.

Sudiksha Konanki went missing in the early morning hours of March 6, and now her parents want “closure” over her disappearance.

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

In a heartbreaking development, the parents of missing Indian-American student Sudiksha Konanki have asked Dominican authorities to formally declare her dead, saying they have accepted the ‘deeply ...

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.