Second body recovered just three weeks after sisters vanish near River Dee

A second body has been recovered in the search for two sisters who vanished in Aberdeen last month.

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, were last seen on CCTV on Market Street at Victoria Bridge in Aberdeen, close to the River Dee at around 2.12am on January 7.

A woman’s body was recovered from the river at around 8am yesterday.

The body of a second woman was found near a section of the river near Victoria Bridge at around 9.05pm last night and was recovered from the water, Police Scotland said.

The Huszti family has been informed, although official identification is yet to take place.

Police have said that inquiries remain ongoing to fully understand what happened but have added that there are “no apparent suspicious circumstances”.

Superintendent 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.”

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The two missing sisters – who are part of a set of triplets – vanished after they left their rented Aberdeen flat in the early hours of the morning on January 7.

They both informed their landlord that they would not return to their flat at approximately 2.12am and had been filmed on CCTV walking close to the River Dee.

So far, police have treated the investigation as a missing persons inquiry and, as part of the investigation, they found out that the sisters had visited the same bridge the day before their disappearance.

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