Monday marks 11 days since Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student, disappeared while on a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic, prompting a widespread search from both U.S. and local authorities by land,

A person of interest in the case of a missing University of Pittsburgh student broke his silence over the weekend, saying that he is focused on helping authorities in the Dominican Republic locate 20-year-old Sudiksha Konanki.

Authorities in Dominican Republic have revoked the passport of the man they have named as a person of interest in the case of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki. Officials there are continuing to question Joshua Riibe about the whereabouts of Konanki.