Second body found in river in Aberdeen in search for missing sisters

Megan Bonar

BBC Scotland News

Henrietta, left, and Eliza Huszti went missing on 7 January

Huszti family Henrietta and Eliza Huszti, two sisters smiling at camera. — Henrietta, left, and Eliza Huszti went missing on 7 January

The body of a second woman has been found near where two missing sisters were last seen in Aberdeen.

Henrietta and Eliza Huszti – both 32 and from a set of triplets – were last seen near the River Dee on 7 January.

Officers found the second body in an area of the river near to the Victoria Bridge at about 21:05 on Friday. The first body had been found near Queen Elizabeth Bridge at about 07:55.

Police Scotland said the Huszti family had been informed. Inquires are ongoing but there are no apparent suspicious circumstances.

Supt David Howieson said: “Our thoughts remain with the Huszti family and we are keeping them fully updated following these recoveries.

“We know how much of an impact this has had in Aberdeen and much further afield and I would like to thank everyone who has assisted with our investigation.”

The disappearance of the two sisters – originally from Hungary – sparked a major search operation earlier this month.

A police tent was set up at Aberdeen Boat Club near the spot where the first body was seen on Friday

A blue police tent pitched up in front of a triangular shaped building which has a sign on it saying Aberdeen boat club. Police officers can be seen surrounding it. — A police tent was set up at Aberdeen Boat Club near the spot where the first body was seen on Friday

Both women were last seen on Market Street at the Victoria Bridge over the River Dee at about 02:12 on 7 January.

Earlier this week, Police Scotland said searches of the river and the harbour area had ended.

But the force said inquiries would be ongoing and coastal areas north and south of the city would continue to be searched.

Detectives previously revealed the sisters visited the Victoria Bridge the day before they disappeared.

They also texted their landlady from the bridge area in the early hours of 7 January to say they would not return to their flat.

The Victoria Bridge and Queen Elizabeth Bridge are about half a mile apart on the River Dee.

Officers have been treating the search as a missing persons inquiry and not a criminal investigation.

The sisters, who moved to Scotland 10 years ago, had not told relatives they planned to imminently move out of their rented Aberdeen flat.

They had been saving up to buy a property but their brother Jozsef told BBC News earlier this month it was “strange” the family did not know they had decided to end their tenancy.

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