Investigators suspect that the spring breaker removed her clothing, leaving it on the lounge chair, before entering the ocean and drowning while wearing a brown bikini.

The parents of the man who was last seen with Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic released a statement on Friday.

The beachwear found bears a striking resemblance to the clothing Sudiksha Konanki was last seen wearing in surveillance footage captured the night she vanished.

Joshua Riibe remains under strict police surveillance in the Dominican Republic after being the last person seen with missing college student Sudiksha Konanki. His family decries "irregular conditions" as authorities intensify the search,

Newly-released images bear a striking resemblance to the clothing the missing woman was wearing the night she disappeared.

Sudiksha Konanki is one of six female University of Pittsburgh students who traveled together to the Dominican Republic for spring break.