According to a source involved in the investigation, Riibe, a former high school wrestler with a strong build, has been "cooperative" with authorities.

A power cut at hotel: The Riu República Hotel in Punta Cana experienced power cut during the early hours of March 6 — the day on which Konanki, a Virginia resident, went missing at predawn. As darkness loomed, many guests — including Konanki and her friends — left the hotel for the beach, Dominican Today reported.

A person of interest has been named in the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of 20-year-old Sudiksha Konanki, a pre-med student at the University of Pittsburgh who went missing while vacationing with friends in the Dominican Republic.