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| Second body found in search for missing sisters | Second body found in search for missing sisters |
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| Henrietta, left, and Eliza Huszti went missing on 7 January | Henrietta, left, and Eliza Huszti went missing on 7 January |
| The body of a second woman has been found near where two missing sisters were last seen in Aberdeen. | The body of a second 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 seen near the River Dee on 7 January. | Henrietta and Eliza Huszti - both 32 and from a set of triplets - were last seen near the River Dee on 7 January. |
| Officers found the second body in an area of the river near to the Victoria Bridge at about 21:05 on Friday. The first body had been found near Queen Elizabeth Bridge at about 07:55. | Officers found the second body in an area of the river near to the Victoria Bridge at about 21:05 on Friday. The first body had been found near Queen Elizabeth Bridge at about 07:55. |
| Police Scotland said the Huszti family had been informed. Inquires are ongoing but there are no apparent suspicious circumstances. | Police Scotland said the Huszti family had been informed. Inquires are ongoing but there are no apparent suspicious circumstances. |
| Supt David Howieson said: "Our thoughts remain with the Huszti family and we are keeping them fully updated following these recoveries. | Supt 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." | "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." |
| The disappearance of the two sisters - originally from Hungary - sparked a major search operation. | The disappearance of the two sisters - originally from Hungary - sparked a major search operation. |
| A police tent was set up at Aberdeen Boat Club near the spot where the first body was seen on Friday | A police tent was set up at Aberdeen Boat Club near the spot where the first body was seen on Friday |
| Both women were last seen on Market Street at the Victoria Bridge over the River Dee at about 02:12 on 7 January. | Both women were last seen on Market Street at the Victoria Bridge over the River Dee at about 02:12 on 7 January. |
| 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. |
| 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 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. |
| The second body was found in the river near Victoria Bridge | The second body was found in the river near Victoria Bridge |
| Officers have been treating the search as a missing persons inquiry and not a criminal investigation. | Officers have been treating the search as a missing persons inquiry and not a criminal investigation. |
| The sisters, who moved to Scotland 10 years ago, had not told relatives they planned to imminently move out of their rented Aberdeen flat. | The sisters, who moved to Scotland 10 years ago, had not told relatives they planned to imminently move out of their rented Aberdeen flat. |
| Floral tributes have been laid at the side of the river | |
| 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. |
| He said: "They wrote a message to their landlady that they wanted to immediately end their tenancy agreement. We didn't have any information about that. | He said: "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. | "So that's the strange thing, that the girls didn't tell us anything about that. |
| "They never mentioned any such plan." | "They never mentioned any such plan." |