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, a 24-year-old tourist from Iowa, has come under the spotlight, with investigators naming him a 'person of interest.'

As the search for missing Loudoun County woman and University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki continues in the Dominican Republic, Virginia authorities named a “person of interest” in the case Wednesday.

Authorities identified a person of interest in the disappearance of college student Sudiksha Konanki who was reported missing nearly a week ago during a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic.

According to a source involved in the investigation, Riibe, a former high school wrestler with a strong build, has been "cooperative" with authorities.

Joshua Riibe has been named a "person of interest" in the missing person case out of the Dominican Republic. A 58-year-old man from Riverside County is suing the University of California Board of Regents after undergoing a routine outpatient procedure to repair the meniscus in his left knee ended with him tragically losing much of his leg.

The footage shows the pair staggering while taking selfies in an early hours walk with pals at the same Domincan resort.