The father of two sisters who disappeared in Aberdeen has expressed his profound grief, stating he has “never felt such pain” after being informed that two bodies were recovered from the River Dee. The family of Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, have been left “devastated” upon learning that search teams discovered bodies on Friday.
Miklos Huszti, hailing from Hungary, was heartbroken upon receiving the tragic news. The sisters are part of a set of triplets, and their father revealed that the third triplet collapsed upon hearing the news. The 63 year old shared his sorrow with Hungarian news site SZON, saying: “My son called me to say that they had probably found Henrietta. She has a tattoo of an angel, and they’d identified her based on that. I have never felt such pain before. Edit, my third daughter, also completely collapsed.”
A large-scale search operation was initiated after the sisters were reported missing by their landlord, to whom they had sent a text on the night of their disappearance confirming they would not be returning to their city centre flat. Police had suspended searches of the River Dee after three weeks, only for the bodies to be discovered on January 31.
In a tragic turn of events, officers probing the vanishing of two sisters have stated there’s no evidence of foul play or criminal involvement. Throughout January, dive teams scoured the river, and on the morning after the first body was found, police boats continued with their search, reports Daily Record.
Coastguard units joined the effort, scouring the riverbanks, and by evening, the second sister’s body was also discovered. The girls’ father, Miklos, heartbreakingly admitted to not speaking with his daughters for 12 years due to lost contact, but upon learning of their disappearance, he felt “sick” with worry.
He clung to hope during the search, informed by his son Jozsef, wishing for a mere mix-up and that his daughters might still be alive. He confessed: “For weeks I had hoped that they would be found safe and sound. But deep down I knew that something had happened to them. And about a month ago I had a bad feeling. I told my wife that I was afraid that the girls would be in trouble. I wish I had not been right.”
Superintendent David Howieson, speaking on Friday, stated: “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.”
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