Bodies recovered from river in Scotland confirmed as missing sisters

Two bodies recovered from the River Dee are that of the missing sisters who disappeared successful Aberdeen, Police Scotland has confirmed.

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, some aged 32, were past spotted connected CCTV successful the city's Market Street astatine Victoria Bridge astatine astir 2.12am connected Tuesday 7 January.

The women were seen crossing the span and turning close connected to a footpath adjacent to the River Dee successful the absorption of Aberdeen Boat Club.

The siblings' disappearance sparked a large Police Scotland operation, with the force's extended searches of the River Dee coming to an extremity 3 weeks later.

On the greeting of Friday 31 January, a woman's assemblage was spotted and subsequently recovered from the h2o adjacent to Queen Elizabeth Bridge.

At the clip Police Scotland said ceremonial recognition was yet to instrumentality place, but the household of Henrietta had been informed.

At astir 9.05pm that night, a second woman's body was recovered successful an country of the stream adjacent to Victoria Bridge.

Again, ceremonial recognition was yet to instrumentality place, but the household of Eliza were informed.

Police Scotland has present confirmed the bodies were those of the sisters.

Superintendent David Howieson said: "The 2 bodies recovered from the River Dee connected Friday 31 January 2025 person present been formally identified arsenic Henrietta and Eliza Huszti who were reported missing connected Tuesday 7 January 2025.

"Enquiries stay ongoing to found the nonstop origin of decease nevertheless determination are nary evident suspicious circumstances."

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Investigating officers had antecedently said determination had been "no evidence" of the women leaving the contiguous country and determination had been thing to suggest "suspicious circumstances oregon criminality".

The constabulary revealed that the sisters - who are portion of a acceptable of triplets and primitively from Hungary - visited the span wherever they were past seen about 12 hours earlier they disappeared.

They besides sent a substance connection to their landlady connected the greeting they vanished, indicating they would not beryllium returning to the flat.

In a statement released via Police Scotland astatine the clip the women went missing, their household said: "All we privation is for them to beryllium found."