Police Searching Icy River for 2 'Close-Knit' Sisters Who Vanished During Nighttime Walk

Mar. 15, 2025

Police in Scotland are continuingto search for two missing sistersalmost a week after they were last seen walking near the River Dee in Aberdeen.

On Thursday, Jan. 9, Police Scotland issued an appeal to find 32-year-old siblings Eliza and Henrietta Huszti — who theBBC reportedare part of a set of triplets — after they were last seen near the river at around 2:12 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

“Specialist resources, including the police helicopter, dog branch and the marine unit, along with emergency service partners, have been assisting in the searches,” police saidupdated appeal.

“Police will remain at the scene while further searches, including the coast towards the Port of Aberdeen’s South Harbour, and towards Duthie Park, are carried out,” the release added.

Police confirmed that the River Dee “remains the focus of searches as there is no evidence of the missing women leaving the immediate area.”

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti.Police Scotland

Police Scotland

The local authorities previously stated that the siblings had crossed Aberdeen’s Victoria Bridge and “turned right onto a footpath next to the River Dee heading in the direction of the Aberdeen Boat Club.”

The updated release said that officers had been “liaising with authorities in Hungary, where the missing women are from, to support relatives as searches continue.”

A photo of the Victoria Bridge crossing the River Dee in Aberdeen, Scotland.Alamy

Alamy

“Eliza and Henrietta are both described as white and of slim build with long, brown hair,” authorities said.

The local chief inspector, Darren Bruce, insisted: “Eliza and Henrietta’s family are understandably extremely worried about them and we are working tirelessly to find them,” per the appeal, adding, “We are seriously concerned about them and have significant resources dedicated to the enquiry.”

Urging anybody with any information to come forward, Bruce continued, “The focus of our search remains the River Dee and I would again ask, if you were in the area at the time, please think back, did you notice anyone matching their description?”

“Even if it doesn’t seem significant, please pass any information on and let us be the judge of that,” he said, per the release.

A photo taken near the River Dee in Aberdeen on Jan. 2, 2024.Alamy

The missing sisters are part of a set of triplets, with the other triplet being their sister Edit Huszti, according to the BBC.

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Henrietta Huszti.Police Scotland

Edit told the outlet that she’d spoken to her siblings on New Year’s Eve and they reportedly “appeared happy and cheerful,” according to the publication, which said they were a “close-knit” family.

Edit added that it wasn’t like her sisters “to be out on the streets in the early hours of the morning,” per the BBC.

Eliza Huszti.Police Scotland

The women also have a brother called József, who told the outlet that his sisters seemed “fine” in the days before they went missing.

József posted a statement from the family onFacebook, urging people not to “spread any fake news” amid the search, per the translated message.

“Thank you all for being with us at this difficult time,” the family said in the post.

source: people.com