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| Woman's body found in search for missing sisters | |
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| Henrietta, left, and Eliza Huszti went missing on 7 January | |
| The body of a woman 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. | 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 the body had been recovered after being seen in the river, near Queen Elizabeth Bridge, at about 07:55. | |
| Officers said that while the woman had not yet been formally identified, the family of Henrietta Huszti had been informed. The search for her sister Eliza is continuing. | |
| Police said inquiries were onging but that there were no apparent suspicious circumstances. | |
| Supt David Howieson said: "Our thoughts are with the Huszti family today. | |
| "We are keeping them fully updated following this recovery and the further search activity, which is ongoing. | |
| "We know how much of an impact this has had in Aberdeen and much further afield." | |
| There has been significant activity at the scene at the River Dee | There has been significant activity at the scene at the River Dee |
| A police boat has been searching the river and coastguard teams were also at the scene. | |
| The disappearance of the two sisters - originally from Hungary - sparked a major search operation earlier this month. | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| The two bridges are about half a mile apart | The two bridges are about half a mile apart |
| Detectives previously revealed the sisters visited the Victoria Bridge the day before they disappeared. | 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 7 January to say they would not return to their flat. | They also texted their landlady from the bridge area in the early hours of 7 January to say they would not return to their flat. |
| The sisters moved to Scotland about 10 years ago. | The sisters moved to Scotland about 10 years ago. |
| 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. |
| The sisters disappeared during a bitterly cold spell in Aberdeen | The sisters disappeared during a bitterly cold spell in Aberdeen |
| The two missing sisters had not told relatives they planned to imminently move out of their rented Aberdeen flat. | The two missing sisters had not told relatives they planned to imminently move out of their rented Aberdeen flat. |
| They had been saving up to buy a property but their brother Jozsef told BBC News earlier this month it was "strange" the family did not know they had decided to end their tenancy. | They had been saving up to buy a property but their brother Jozsef told BBC News earlier this month it was "strange" the family did not know they had decided to end their tenancy. |
| A police boat was out on the Dee after the body was found | A police boat was out on the Dee after the body was found |