Scottish police have launched a major land, air and water search for two sisters who have disappeared from Aberdeen.
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, were last seen in the city’s Market Street after leaving their home in the city on Tuesday shortly after 2am.
Specialist search teams and police dogs are helping efforts to trace the pair, who are part of a set of triplets and originally from Hungary.
Police Scotland said it has the support of police in the sisters’ home country, who are liaising with the wider family.
The sisters had crossed the Victoria Bridge to the Torry area of the city and turned right onto a footpath next to the Dee, heading in the direction of Aberdeen Boat Club. They are both white, of slim build, with long, brown hair.
The sisters were heading in the direction of Aberdeen Boat Club, police said – Police Scotland/PA
Their brother Jozsef told BBC News that their mother spoke to the girls on Saturday. They had a 40-minute conversation and nothing appeared out of the ordinary.
Their sister Edit – the other triplet – said she spoke to them on a video call on New Year’s Eve and they appeared happy and cheerful.
She said that the sisters were very close and did most things together. It is understood that their lengthy disappearance is out of character.
Eliza works at Costa Coffee in the city’s Bon Accord shopping centre, and the cafe chain is helping Police Scotland with the investigation.
Eliza Huszti – Police Scotland/PA
Henrietta Huszti – Police Scotland/PA
Businesses in the area have been urged to check CCTV footage in a bid to help trace the pair.
Ch Insp Darren Bruce of Police Scotland previously said: “Extensive inquiries are ongoing to trace Eliza and Henrietta and searches are being carried out in and around the area where they were last seen.
“Local officers, led by specialist search advisers, are being assisted by resources including police dogs and our marine unit.
“The Torry side of Victoria Bridge where they were last seen has many commercial and industrial units.
“Searches are ongoing here and we would urge businesses in and around the South Esplanade and Menzies Road area to please review their CCTV footage for the early morning on Jan 7 and contact us if it holds anything that may be relevant to our investigation.
“We also ask anyone with dashcam footage from that time to contact us.”