Joshua Riibe, the last person seen with missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, had his passport confiscated by Dominican Republic authorities as part of an ongoing investigation into her disappearance.

Even as an investigation into the case is underway, police in the Caribbean country have been interrogating one person -- Joshua Steven Riibe -- over the past several days. Here's what we know about him so far.

The “person of interest” in the disappearance of missing Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki claims he saved them both from drowning before she vanished.

Joshua Steven Riibe, 24, has been identified as the man seen hugging and walking hand-in-hand with the 20-year-old student just hours before she vanished in the Dominican Republic.

Joshua Riibe was not originally part of Sudiksha Konanki's travel group but met her on the night of her disappearance

Joshua Riibe, the person of interest in the disappearance of Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki, had his passport seized by authorities in the Dominican Republic.

The last person to see University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she vanished had his passport seized by authorities in the Dominican Republic, according to a new report. Officials on the Caribbean island confiscated Joshua Riibe’s travel documents nearly 10 days after Konanki was last seen with the 22-year-old Minnesota college senior on the beach near their RIU Hotel & Resort on March 6.

Spring breaker Sudiksha Konanki was last seen with Rock Rapids, Iowa native Joshua Riibe before her disappearance on March 6.