A missing 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student in the Dominican Republic likely died in the ocean by drowning, authorities announced Monday.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The father of a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, who went missing in the popular Dominican Republic tourist town of Punta Cana while on spring break with friends, said he has asked authorities to widen their investigation.

A student from the University of Pittsburgh has gone missing while on a spring break trip in the Dominican Republic, according to our sister station WPXI-11 in Pittsburgh and CBS News. Sudiksha Konaki, 20, was reported missing on Thursday in a resort area of Punta Cana.