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Body found in search for missing sisters | Body found in search for missing sisters |
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The sisters were last seen on 7 January | |
A body has been found near where two missing sisters were last seen in Aberdeen. | A body has been found near where two missing sisters were last seen in Aberdeen. |
Henrietta and Eliza Huszti - both 32 and from a set of triplets - were last sighted near the River Dee on 7 January. | |
Police Scotland said a body had been seen in the river, near Queen Elizabeth Bridge, at about 07:55 on Friday. | |
"The body has been recovered from the water and inquiries are ongoing," said the force. | |
A police boat is searching the river and coastguard teams are also at the scene. | |
The disappearance of the two sisters - originally from Hungary - sparked a major search operation earlier this month. | |
There has been significant activity at the scene at the River Dee | |
They were last seen in the early hours of 7 January, when they crossed the Victoria Bridge and turned right onto a footpath next to the river heading towards Aberdeen Boat Club. | |
The Victoria Bridge and Queen Elizabeth Bridge are about half a mile apart on the River Dee. | |
Earlier this week Police Scotland said searches of the river and the harbour area had ended. | |
But the force said inquiries would be ongoing and coastal areas north and south of the city would continue to be searched. | But the force said inquiries would be ongoing and coastal areas north and south of the city would continue to be searched. |
Detectives previously revealed the sisters visited the Victoria Bridge the day before they disappeared. | |
They also texted their landlady from the bridge area in the early hours of the 7 January to say they would not return to their flat. | |
The sisters moved to Scotland about 10 years ago and had been saving to buy their own home. | |
Officers had been treating it is a missing persons inquiry and not a criminal investigation. | Officers had been treating it is a missing persons inquiry and not a criminal investigation. |