Investigators continue to search for a college student from Virginia who vanished earlier this month while visiting the Dominican Republic with five other people during spring break from classes. Sudiksha Konanki was last seen March 6 during a power outage at the Riu República Hotel in the beach resort town

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in Virginia said an individual is considered a person of interest by U.S. investigators in the case and was interviewed at length.

Sudiksha Konanki, 20, was last seen at around 4:50 a.m. Thursday while walking on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic authorities said.