Sudiksha Konanki, 20, disappeared March 6 on a spring break trip with five friends in Punta Cana. The parents of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki said Tuesday they've given up hope that their daughter is still alive and believe she drowned on a spring break trip in the Dominican Republic.

The rough waters at the Dominican Republic resort where University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki disappeared has claimed lives in the past — including three tourists who drowned this year alone.

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.