The parents of a U.S. college student who vanished almost two weeks ago in the resort town of Punta Cana have asked authorities to declare her legally dead.

The man, Joshua Steven Riibe, was never named as a suspect in the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki in Punta Cana, but he said he had not been allowed to leave the Dominican Republic.

Joshua Riibe's departure ends what his attorneys allege was a dayslong detainment in the country as investigators questioned him in connection with Sudiksha Konanki's disappearance.