"I call him a hero. He goes, 'No. I’m Bridger.' He’s not quite sure what a hero is, I think, but he definitely is," the adorable tot's grateful "GG" said.
Konanki and the man were seen swimming together at the beach near Riu Republica Resort sometime before she was last spotted there going for a walk just after 4 a.m. on March 6.
Sudiksha Konanki, 20, who is from an upscale suburb of Washington, DC, vanished after "walking on the beach" in the popular resort town of Punta Cana, authorities said.