The bodies of two women have been recovered from a river in Aberdeen nearly a month after two sisters disappeared. Police Scotland launched a major search mission that day with officers, including specialist divers, searching in and around the area for weeks.
They were both wearing rucksacks and were later seen walking back to their flat on Charlotte Street. They had texted their landlady in the early hours of Tuesday saying they would not return to the flat and their phones were later disconnected. Later that day, their landlady finds their belongings in their flat and contacts Police Scotland which launches a search mission for the sisters.
Police said the sisters were known to have travelled along a footpath on the southern bank of the river heading towards the boat club.
Police Scotland said they were in touch with the authorities in Hungary. The Huszti family release a statement through Police Scotland. They said that searches in coastal areas in Aberdeen would continue. Police find the body of a woman at around 7. Formal identification is yet to take place but the family of the sisters are informed. Later, at around 9. The bodies are still to be identified but the family are notified of the finding.
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