The American man who was last seen with missing ferry breaker Sudiksha Konanki refused to answer several important questions when the authorities are pushed.
Joshua Riibe, 24, was seen on the camera with student Sudiksha of the University of Pittsburgh in the early hours of 6 March in the Riu Republica Resort in Punta Cana.
Konanki's weekly disappearance has stunned officials and encouraged to broaden cries from her parents Frantic search for the pre-media student.
The full transcript of the police interview of Riibe has now emerged, with details about his last moments with Konanki and the chaotic aftermath of her mysterious disappearance.
Riibe told the police that they had kissed in the ocean before they were almost wiped out by a wave. He said he saved her from drowning while he almost lost consciousness.
However, he refused to answer a few questions, where officers brought him up about how they could be sure what he said was truthful.
Riibe was also asked what he told his good friend about Sudiksha and what he thought of her disappearance.
Riibe was also asked if he knew if Sudiksha was able to swim, whether she gestured or cried in the sea, when he called the police or told the hotel, whether he had told his friends about what happened and also asked how he felt about the situation.
He said to all those questions: “My lawyers advise me not to answer that question and I follow their advice,” before I remain silent.
Joshua Riibe, 24, was seen on the camera with student Sudiksha from the University of Pittsburgh in the early hours of March 6
The 24-year-old said he could reach the coast, but Sudiksha was still wading in the water when he last saw her
The former wrestling champion in high school has not mentioned as a suspect Or a person of interest in the case, and is legally free to fly back to the US whenever he wants.
Riibe, a senior at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, claimed that he had just met the young woman when they decided to go to the beach, according to the transcript of his interview obtained by Noticias Sin.
“We were at waist-deep water. We talked and kissed a little, “said Riibe. 'A big wave came and met both of us. And when the water returned, it wiped us to the sea. As soon as we were able to come up, we tried to ask for help. '
He explained that he previously worked in a swimming pool as a lifeguard and tried to bring them both to safety when he started to feel sick.
“I got tired. I realized that she also got tired of swimming. I have been a lifeguard. I grabbed her and pulled her out. I kept her under my arm and swam to get her out of the water, “said Riibe.
'It took me a long time to get her out. It was difficult. I was a lifeguard in a swimming pool, not at sea. I tried to let her breathe all the time. That didn't let me breathe all the time and I swallowed a lot of water. I could have losing consciousness several times. '
The 24-year-old said he could reach the coast, but claims that Sudiksha was still wading in the water when he saw her for the last time.
Sudiksha Konanki (photo), 20, disappeared last week. Her case has stunned civil servants and encouraged cries from her Indian immigrant parents to broaden the hectic
In the early hours of March 6, Riibe was packed on the camera in the Riu Republica Resort with the student of the University of Pittsburgh in the early hours of 6 March
'When I finally reached the ground on the beach, I held her in front of me. She was not out of the water, she was knee-deep and walked out of the water under a corner, “he said.
'The last time I saw her, I asked if she was doing well. I didn't hear her answer because I started with all the water I had swallowed. After vomiting I looked around. I haven't seen anyone. I thought she had taken her things and left. '
He told the researchers that he fainted on the beach and heard nothing about Sudiksha until the next day when her friends text his friend.
“I felt really bad and tired. I lay down on a beach chair. I fell asleep because I couldn't go far, “said Riibe.
“Then I woke up because of the sun and because mosquitoes bite me. I went to my friend's room to get my phone and then went back to my room to sleep. '
The bleak rock rapes, the inhabitant of Iowa, refused to answer questions when DailyMail.com met him with his father Mike, 46, and a police chaaperone.
“I'm sorry, I can't say anything, not now,” Riibe told DailyMail.com when we found him in the five -star RIU Republica Hotel in Punta Cana.
Riibe's shinless family said that the former high school athlete would not harm a fly.
Josh and his father, who invaded this week to support his son, also had communication with Sudiksha's radical Indian immigrant parents Subbarayudu and Sreedevi, DailyMail.com earlier.
Drones, Divers, Sniffer Dogs and Hundreds of Officers were used in one of the largest searches in the history of the Dominican Republic
Riibe was seen at Hotel CCTV with his arm draped around Sudiksha while going to the beach of the resort around 4 o'clock last Thursday.
She made two payments through her Venmo to a non -specific user on the app on March 5, only a few hours before she disappeared.
The first transaction was made at 2.54 pm to a nameless 'new user' and Konanki used a sailboatemoji to describe it.
The second was made at 3.38 pm and the description was Coco Bongo, a renowned nightclub in Punta Cana.
The cameras saw him walk back alone at 9.55 am. Sudiksha's friends reported that she was missing around 4 p.m.
The 'only' RIU Republica 'only adult' still tied on Thursday from police, soldiers and officials when the hunt for pre-medal student Sudiksha started a second week.
Drones, Divers, Sniffer Dogs and Hundreds of Officers were used in one of the largest searches in the history of the Dominican Republic, assisted by the FBI and Interpol, who has issued a 'yellow notification' – a global missing person alert – for the Chantilly, Virginia Resident.
Government officials revealed on Thursday that, according to Noticias Sin, the search will continue at full intensity up to and including at least Sunday.
The searches were usually demolished after ten days, but it can take up to six months in a reduced capacity, reported the Dominican outlet.
