A person of interest has been identified in the weeklong search for missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, according to U.S. authorities.

Sudiksha Konanki, 20, vanished at the beach of the Riu República Hotel in the early hours of March 6, sparking a frantic pursuit involving authorities from the Dominican Republic.

A 'person of interest' has been named — but no charges have been filed — amid the search for missing college student Sudiksha Konanki, 20, who vanished during a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic.