Two bodies that have been recovered from a river in Aberdeen have been identified as missing sisters Henrietta and Eliza Huszti who vanished over a month ago.
The pair, 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.
The sisters, originally from Hungary, moved to Scotland 10 years ago with their other sibling Edit.
Police Scotland Supt David Howieson said: “The two bodies recovered from the River Dee on Friday, 31 January, have now been formally identified as Henrietta and Eliza Huszti.
“Inquiries remain ongoing to establish the exact cause of death however there are no apparent suspicious circumstances.”
The bodies had been recovered just hours apart last month.
On the morning of January 31, the first body was spotted and subsequently recovered from the water near to Queen Elizabeth Bridge.
Later that night, a second woman's body was found in an area near to Victoria Bridge.
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The Victoria Bridge and Queen Elizabeth Bridge are about half a mile apart on the River Dee.
On January 7, Henrietta texted their landlady as they made their late-night journey, sending a message at 2.12am that they would not be returning to their city centre pad. After that the phone either disconnected or was destroyed but hasn’t been used since.
Their landlady was so worried about the time of text that she visited the apartment hours later. When she spotted some of the sisters’ belongings, including a mobile phone, she raised the alarm.
The pair, along with their other sister Edit, moved to Scotland seven years ago.
Edit told the BBC she spoke to them on New Year's Eve via video call where they appeared “happy and cheerful”.
The search for the missing sisters was tragically called off just three days ago ahead of the discovery of the bodies.
On January 28, Police Scotland said that "extensive and detailed searches" of the river and harbour had concluded.
The force said at the time that enquiries were ongoing and would be focused on analysing phone records, text messages and correspondence.
It added that there was "nothing to suggest" any suspicious circumstances involved with their disappearance.
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The pair, 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.
The sisters, originally from Hungary, moved to Scotland 10 years ago with their other sibling Edit.
Police Scotland Supt David Howieson said: “The two bodies recovered from the River Dee on Friday, 31 January, have now been formally identified as Henrietta and Eliza Huszti.
“Inquiries remain ongoing to establish the exact cause of death however there are no apparent suspicious circumstances.”
The bodies had been recovered just hours apart last month.
On the morning of January 31, the first body was spotted and subsequently recovered from the water near to Queen Elizabeth Bridge.
Later that night, a second woman's body was found in an area near to Victoria Bridge.
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The Victoria Bridge and Queen Elizabeth Bridge are about half a mile apart on the River Dee.
On January 7, Henrietta texted their landlady as they made their late-night journey, sending a message at 2.12am that they would not be returning to their city centre pad. After that the phone either disconnected or was destroyed but hasn’t been used since.
Their landlady was so worried about the time of text that she visited the apartment hours later. When she spotted some of the sisters’ belongings, including a mobile phone, she raised the alarm.
The pair, along with their other sister Edit, moved to Scotland seven years ago.
Edit told the BBC she spoke to them on New Year's Eve via video call where they appeared “happy and cheerful”.
The search for the missing sisters was tragically called off just three days ago ahead of the discovery of the bodies.
On January 28, Police Scotland said that "extensive and detailed searches" of the river and harbour had concluded.
The force said at the time that enquiries were ongoing and would be focused on analysing phone records, text messages and correspondence.
It added that there was "nothing to suggest" any suspicious circumstances involved with their disappearance.
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