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Police continue to trawl Aberdeen Harbour as the search for twins Eliza and Henrietta Huszti has entered its second week.
Search teams were spotted on Monday after Police Scotland said on Friday that there was nothing to suggest that Eliza or Henrietta had left the immediate area.
The sisters, 32, were last seen on Market Street at the Victoria Bridge over the River Dee at around 2.12am on Tuesday January 7. They crossed the bridge and turned right onto a footpath next to the river heading towards Aberdeen Boat Club.
Fresh CCTV footage emerged showing them at the same bridge over the River Dee at around 2.50pm on 6 January, prior to their last sighting just hours later at the same bridge.
Police believe the sisters may have entered the water, and extensive search efforts – involving the force’s helicopter, dog branch and marine unit – have been focusing on the river and surrounding area.
It was the sisters’ landlady who reported them as missing from their home in Aberdeen city centre, with the pair’s brother Jozsef Huszti saying it was “strange” they had not told their relatives they were planning to move out of their flat.
Police search Aberdeen Harbour for the sisters
Teams are continuing to search Aberdeen Harbour as they look for Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, nearly two weeks after the sisters went missing.
Searches were continuing in the harbour area on Monday, Sky News reported, after Police Scotland said on Friday that there was nothing to suggest that Eliza or Henrietta had left the immediate area after they were last seen crossing the River Dee at 2.12am on 7 January.
Further searches involving specialist resources would continue in the coming days, including into the harbour area, the force had said in a statement.
Bryony Gooch21 January 2025 12:00
Police reveal what sisters were wearing in hours before disappearance
Police have confirmed both women were wearing rucksacks when they were captured on CCTV in the hours before they vanished.
The pair – who are originally from Hungary – are described as white women of slim build with long brown hair.
They were seen wearing the backpacks at the Victoria Bridge over the River Dee at around 2.50pm on Monday 6 January.
The CCTV shows the siblings spent five minutes at the footpath and bridge but did not engage with anyone else.
They were then seen at the same bridge the following day in what is the last sighting of the pair.
Bryony Gooch21 January 2025 11:00
Two weeks since the Huszti sisters went missing
The search for the missing sisters in Aberdeen has entered its second week, with police remaining concerned for their whereabouts.
Search teams were seen scouring Aberdeen Harbour on Monday, as the River Dee remains a key part of the main theory that the sisters may have entered the water for reasons unknown.
The sisters were last seen on Market Street at the Victoria Bridge over the River Dee at around 2.12am on Tuesday January 7.
They crossed the bridge and turned right onto a footpath next to the river heading towards Aberdeen Boat Club.
Bryony Gooch21 January 2025 10:32
Police remain in contact with Eliza and Henrietta’s family in Hungary at ‘very difficult’ time
Police remain in contact with Eliza and Henrietta Huszti’s family in Hungary at this “very difficult” time.
Superintendent David Howieson said: “We remain in regular contact with Eliza and Henrietta’s family in Hungary and we will continue to provide them with support at this very difficult time.
“Searches will continue in the coming days and our officers will continue to do everything they can to find Eliza and Henrietta.”
Andy Gregory21 January 2025 07:00
Missing sisters’ landlady reported concerns to police after pair’s belongings found in flat
The missing sisters’ landlady reported her concerns to the police after finding the pair’s personal belongings inside their flat the day after the last sighting of them.
Police also revealed that the landlady received a text message from one of the siblings’ phone at the same time as they were last seen.
Andy Gregory21 January 2025 06:00
Police reveal final eerie text sent from missing sister’s phone at same time as last sighting
Police have revealed the final eerie text that was sent from one of the missing sisters’ phones at the same time as the last sighting of the pair.
A message was sent from Henrietta Huszti’s mobile phone to their landlady at 2.12am on 7 January, indicating she and her sister Eliza would not be returning to their flat.
The text was sent from the area of Victoria Bridge, which was the place where the pair were last seen, with CCTV footage showing them there at the same time as the message was sent.
The phone was then disconnected from the network and has not been active since, said Police Scotland.
Andy Gregory21 January 2025 05:00
Mystery deepens as twins planned to end tenancy just before disappearance
The mystery of the missing sisters in Aberdeen has only deepened after it emerged that the pair were planning to end their tenancy just before their disappearance.
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, who went missing more than a week ago, did not tell their family they were “immediately” going to move out of their rented flat, according to their brother Jozsef.
He said they even had a phone call with their mother, with whom they were close, days before they vanished and made no mention of their decision.
He told the BBC: “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.
“They never mentioned any such plan.”
He told the broadcaster the women had no financial difficulties and were saving up to buy their own property.
Andy Gregory21 January 2025 04:00
Police keep an open mind about sisters’ whereabouts
Police continue to keep an open mind about where the two may have gone, although they are considering one theory that the pair somehow entered the water. A police helicopter, dog branch and marine unit are focusing on the river and its surrounding area.
Andy Gregory21 January 2025 03:00
What do we know so far about the sisters’ disappearance
Andy Gregory21 January 2025 02:00
When did Eliza and Henrietta go missing?
Eliza and Henrietta were last spotted on CCTV in Market Street at Victoria Bridge at around 2.12am on Tuesday, 7 January.
They were then seen crossing the bridge and turning right onto a footpath next to the River Dee, heading in the direction of the Aberdeen Boat Club.
The area was covered in snow and ice when the sisters disappeared, following a bitter cold snap across the country.
Andy Gregory21 January 2025 01:00
