“It is a joint effort down there, and we are trying to get to the bottom of it,” he emphasized. “We’re trying to get some consistency with the statements here. If you give inconsistent statements, that means that you’re not telling the truth there. What we got to do is get to the facts here and see what’s going on.”

Despite three officials from the Dominican Republic involved in the investigation telling ABC News that they believe Konanki, whose body has not been recovered, died by drowning, Chapman emphasized that there is no conclusive answer yet.

“I think it’s way too premature to make an assumption like that,” he explained. “There has been no sighting of her in any capacity here. So, it’s very important that we go through all this like we do some detailed investigation. We are working closely with Dominican authorities.”