Second body pulled from water in search for missing Huszti sisters who vanished from Aberdeen
Aspects of their disappearance concerned friends and relatives
A SECOND body has been found in the search for two sisters who vanished from Aberdeen.
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, disappeared from the Granite City in the early hours of January 7.
A major search was launched to find the missing sisters – who are originally from Hungary – with extensive searches carried out on the River Dee.
The first body was found yesterday morning in the water near the Aberdeen Boat Club.
Just hours later, a second woman’s body was found in the river near Victoria Bridge.
Although both women are still to be formally identified, Eliza and Henrietta’s family has been informed.
The double tragedy came just four days after cops called off their searches of the River Dee and the harbour area.
Police say their investigation is still ongoing but they do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances around the deaths.
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.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson added: “The body of a second woman was recovered from the River Dee in Aberdeen on Friday, 31 January, 2025.
“Officers found the body in an area of the river near to the Victoria Bridge around 9.05pm and it was subsequently recovered.
“The woman has yet to be identified but the family of Eliza Huszti, 32, who had been reported missing in the area on Tuesday, 7 January, has been informed.
“Enquires are ongoing to establish the full circumstances but there are no apparent suspicious circumstances.
“This follows the discovery of the body of a woman in the River Dee around 7.55am on the same date and the family of Henrietta Huszti, 32, were informed.”
The twins’ disappearance sparked a massive effort to find them, with police divers, drones, dogs, helicopters and Coastguard crews being called in.
They were last seen in the city centre making their way towards the river on the freezing January night.
Timeline of the search
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, were last seen on CCTV near the Victoria Bridge in Aberdeen around 2:12AM on Tuesday 7 January.
Here is a timeline in the search for the missing sisters:
December 31
Sister Edit said she had spoken to both her siblings on New Year’s Eve.
January 4
Brother Jozsef speaks to the pair over the phone.
January 6
Caught on camera carrying rucksacks and visiting the River Dee at around 2.50pm.
January 7
Sisters disappeared from the city’s Market Street at the Victoria Bridge over the river at around 2.12am.
January 8
Landlady reports her concerns to the police and divers are called in to search the waters of the River Dee.
January 17
Police release the new CCTV image of the sisters walking near Victoria Bridge on the day before their disappearance.
January 27
Searches of the River Dee had been brought to an end.
January 31
Police find two bodies in the River Dee during their search for Eliza and Henrietta
They left their Aberdeen and CCTV footage captured them walking together along Market Street.
Both sisters were seen heading in the direction of Aberdeen Boat Club and were spotted on Victoria Bridge around 2.12am.
Police have been unable to find any explanation as to why the women went to the unlit spot in the Torry area as temperatures plunged below zero.
The steep unpaved path was covered in ice at that time and hard to tackle even in daylight.
Eliza and Henrietta, originally from Hungary, arrived in the UK six years ago and have been working in Aberdeen since then.
The girls are part of a set of triplets, along with sister Edit, who said she spoke to her sisters on New Year’s Eve.
They also have a brother, Jozsef, who has told of his concern for the whereabouts of the pair.
Several aspects of the case baffled friends and relatives.
It emerged that Henrietta sent a text to their landlady at 2.12am on January 7 saying they wouldn’t be coming back to the flat they rented in the city.
The phone hadn’t been been used since the message, and their landlady found their possessions – including a mobile phone – left behind.
Cops probe 'disturbing' screams
BY STUART PATTERSON
Cops also probed claims that screams were heard by a river at the time the two sisters vanished there, it emerged.
It’s understood noises were heard in Aberdeen in the early hours of Tuesday January 7 that could have been alarming cries.
The sounds raised concerns and officers are trying to work out whether there is a link to Eliza and Henrietta.
But detectives don’t think anyone is involved in their disappearance and are not treating it as suspicious.
One resident said: “Everyone is talking about this. It was pretty scary stuff.
“A woman screaming out in the darkness is going to raise some red flags.”
They also didn’t tell their family they were leaving their flat. They were planning on moving out “immediately” and supposed to have moved out days before their disappearance.
Their brother József told the BBC everything seemed normal during a 40-minute phone call with them, but they never mentioned the fact they were leaving their flat.
He said: : “We don’t understand this whole thing.
“That they wrote a message to their landlady, that they wanted to immediately end their tenancy agreement. We didn’t have any information about that.
“So that’s the strange thing, that the girls didn’t tell us anything about that.”
He added how the siblings had no financial difficulties and were saving up to buy their own property.
‘Out of character’
It also emerged that Eliza and Henrietta were seen walking in the same area they were last seen the day before they disappeared.
CCTV showed the sisters, wearing rucksacks, at the bridge at around 2.50pm on Monday, January 6.
Family members said the pair were displaying “out of character” behaviour on the night they vanished.
Their triplet Edit Huszti said she had spoken to them on New Year’s Eve and that they seemed in good spirits. She added that it was unusual for them to be out during the early hours.
