The parents of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki have asked for Dominican authorities to declare their daughter dead. Their request highlights the heartbreaking realities of losing a child and handling the legalities of a missing person case.

The American college student who was the last person to see Sudiksha Konanki alive is finally back home in the U.S. Joshua Riibe, 22, was issued a new passport at the U.S. Consulate and has returned to the U.