Second body recovered from River Dee amid search for missing Aberdeen sisters

Police have recovered a second body from the River Dee in Aberdeen amid a major search for missing sisters Eliza and Henrietta Huszti.

The 32-year-old's had last been seen on Market Street near Victoria Bridge at around 2.12am on January 7, prompting a large scale search operation.

Now, officers have confirmed a second body, believed to be that of Eliza Huszti, was found in the river near Victoria Bridge at around 9.05pm on Friday night, January 31.

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The woman is yet to be identified formally, but the family has been informed of the latest recovery, with the first body found at around 7.55am near Aberdeen Boat Club on Friday morning.

A statement from Police Scotland read: "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."

Police previously stated there were not believed to be any suspicious circumstances nor any criminality surrounding the pair's disappearance.

The first body was discovered on Friday morning near to where the sisters had last been seen when they disappeared on January 7, with Henrietta's family informed.

The discovery came just days after police announced their searches of the River Dee had been ended after three weeks, with a major operation having been ongoing in the area.

Now, Eliza's family has been informed, with her body discovered near to the bridge they were last seen crossing when they vanished on January 7.

They had sent a text message to their landlord at 2.12am informing them that they would not be returning to their city centre flat shortly before they disappeared.

The landlord had raised the alarm with police, prompting extensive searches of the area where they were last seen.

Police later revealed the sisters, from Hungary and part of a set of triplets, had visited the bridge some 12 hours before they vanished on January 7.

A police boat and search teams were seen on January 31 searching the river banks and the areas near the boat club and Victoria Bridge following the discovery of Henrietta's body.

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."