The body of a second woman has been found in the search for two sisters who went missing in Aberdeen last month.
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32 and originally from Hungary, were last seen on CCTV near the Dee at Aberdeen harbour early in the morning on 7 January, walking towards a path along the river.
A woman’s body was recovered from the Dee at about 8am on Friday and while formal identification has yet to take place, the sisters’ family has been informed.
Officers found the second body in an area of the river near to Victoria Bridge at about 9.05pm on Friday. Police have not yet identified the woman but the family has been informed.
Police Scotland said inquires were continuing but there were no apparent suspicious circumstances.
The disappearance of the sisters, who are part of a set of triplets, sparked an extensive search.
Police said they had been made aware of the pair’s disappearance on 7 January by their landlady, who had received a text message from Henrietta’s mobile phone at 2.12am that indicated the sisters would not be coming home. The phone has not been active since.
CCTV footage showed the sisters had visited the path along the river that they are believed to have taken the day before at 2.50pm.
Twelve hours later, at 2.12am, CCTV showed the sisters walking from Market Street and across Victoria Bridge, which crosses the Dee where the river enters the harbour. The police believe they headed westwards towards Aberdeen boat club, where they vanished.
The twins’ sister, Edit Huszti, said earlier this month it would be out of character for her sisters to venture out on the street during the early hours of the morning.
József, their brother, said the sisters, who moved to Scotland about seven years ago, appeared to be “fine” in the days before they went missing. The pair had a 40-minute phone conversation with their mother and everything seemed normal.
Edit Huszti told the BBC she had spoken to her sisters via a video call on New Year’s Eve and they appeared happy and cheerful. She said the sisters were very close.
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.”
