TWO sisters drowned in a river close to Aberdeen after they disappeared earlier this 12 months, cops have confirmed.
Henrietta and Eliza Huszti, each 32, went lacking on January 7.
UnpixsEliza and Henrietta Huszti, each 32, have been seen on CCTV on Market Road on the Victoria Bridge over the River Dee round 2.12am on January 7[/caption]
Paul ReidA significant police search was launched[/caption]
Their our bodies have been discovered within the River Dee on the finish of final month and police have since confirmed their explanation for loss of life was drowning.
Initially born in Hungary, the pair have been from a set of triplets.
Cops aren’t treating their deaths as suspicious however do consider the ladies have been each noticed alive close to the river.
A significant search operation started final month after Henrietta, a espresso store assistant, and Eliza, a lodge housekeeper, went lacking.
Each have been believed to have been seen within the early hours of January 7 as they crossed Victoria Bridge earlier than turning proper in direction of Aberdeen Boat Membership.
That they had texted their landlady from the realm to say they have been giving up their flat in Aberdeen.
The landlady discovered possessions that had been left behind, together with a cell phone.
Neither girls had knowledgeable their shut family members of the upcoming plans.
The primary physique was discovered close to Queen Elizabeth Bridge on the morning of January 31.
Cops continued their search of the realm and located a second physique later that night.
Timeline of the search
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, each 32, have been final seen on CCTV close to the Victoria Bridge in Aberdeen round 2:12AM on Tuesday 7 January.
Here’s a timeline within the seek for the lacking sisters:
December 31
Sister Edit mentioned she had spoken to each her siblings on New 12 months’s Eve.
January 4
Brother Jozsef speaks to the pair over the cellphone.
January 6
Caught on digital camera carrying rucksacks and visiting the River Dee at round 2.50pm.
January 7
Sisters disappeared from the town’s Market Road on the Victoria Bridge over the river at round 2.12am.
January 8
Landlady reviews her considerations to the police and divers are referred to as in to look the waters of the River Dee.
January 17
Police launch the brand new CCTV picture of the sisters strolling close to Victoria Bridge on the day earlier than their disappearance.
January 27
Searches of the River Dee had been dropped at an finish.
January 31
Police discover two our bodies within the River Dee throughout their seek for Eliza and Henrietta
The Victoria Bridge and Queen Elizabeth Bridge are round half a mile aside on the River Dee.
The double tragedy got here simply 4 days after cops referred to as off their searches of the River Dee and the harbour space.
Superintendent David Howieson mentioned: “Our ideas stay with the Huszti household and we’re maintaining them totally up to date following these recoveries.
“We all know how a lot of an influence this has had in Aberdeen and far additional afield and I wish to thank everybody who has assisted with our investigation.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson added: “The physique of a second lady was recovered from the River Dee in Aberdeen on Friday, 31 January, 2025.
“Officers discovered the physique in an space of the river close to to the Victoria Bridge round 9.05pm and it was subsequently recovered.
“The lady has but to be recognized however the household of Eliza Huszti, 32, who had been reported lacking within the space on Tuesday, 7 January, has been knowledgeable.
“Enquires are ongoing to determine the total circumstances however there aren’t any obvious suspicious circumstances.
“This follows the invention of the physique of a lady within the River Dee round 7.55am on the identical date and the household of Henrietta Huszti, 32, have been knowledgeable.”
CCTV captured the ladies strolling collectively alongside Market Road on the freezing night time.
Police have been beforehand unable to seek out any clarification as to why they might have headed to the unlit spot within the Torry space as temperatures plunged under zero.
The steep unpaved path was coated in ice at the moment and onerous to sort out even in daylight.
Eliza and Henrietta, initially from Hungary, arrived within the UK six years in the past and had been working in Aberdeen since then.
A set of triplets, their sister Edit mentioned she spoke with each girls on New 12 months’s Eve.
In addition they have a brother, Jozef, who has instructed of his concern for the whereabouts of the pair.
József instructed the BBC every thing appeared regular throughout a 40-minute cellphone name with them, however they by no means talked about the very fact they have been leaving their flat.
He mentioned: “We don’t perceive this complete factor.
“That they wrote a message to their landlady, that they needed to instantly finish their tenancy settlement. We didn’t have any details about that.
“In order that’s the unusual factor, that the ladies didn’t inform us something about that.”
He added how the siblings had no monetary difficulties and have been saving as much as purchase their very own property.
In the meantime, the devastated father of the Huszti sisters beforehand spoke out.
Miklos Huszti, 63, instructed Hungarian reporters: “I do not know what occurred to my daughters, however I’m positive they didn’t commit suicide.
“I consider they didn’t ship the SMS to their landlord, however another person or others who cheated and kidnapped my kids.
“I’m positive that somebody lured them to the waterfront and cruelly killed them.”
He additionally instructed Hungarian information web site SZON: “My son referred to as me to say that they’d in all probability discovered Henrietta.
“She has a tattoo of an angel, they usually’d recognized her based mostly on that. I’ve by no means felt such ache earlier than. Edit, my third daughter, additionally fully collapsed.”
Talking from Budapest to the Press and Journal, Jozsef Huszti mentioned: “We wish to discover out the explanation they died. It’s onerous, however we wish to know the solutions.
“I don’t assume there will probably be many solutions given within the coming days – however the story isn’t fairly over but. I actually consider the native police will do their greatest to do a full investigation and provides solutions about what occurred precisely. My household and I are non secular folks. We consider that with the assistance of God, we’ll study what occurred.”
He added: “Eliza and Henrietta had a deeper reference to their mum. It doesn’t matter what, they might at all times be in contact together with her, whether or not they had any issues or excellent news to share.
“They’d name her to get recommendation and opinions – it doesn’t matter what the difficulty.”
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