UK Eliza & Henrietta Huszti, sisters both 32, CCTV captures them near a river at 2am, Aberdeen, 7 Jan 2025.

[Yellowbelly]

The tide times at Aberdeen on the 7th. At 2am the tide would have been coming in, so if they were in the river, the current would have driven them inland at first.

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[ZeroAlpha]

A flood alert has been issued due to the snow melt. It will likely hamper search efforts if the River Dee rises.

Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire flood alert as melting snow to cause disruption

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency warned the snow melt across the region today could cause disruption to traffic and travel, with a flood alert now in place for Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

www.aberdeenlive.news

 

[Coach]

I wonder if they had their phones with them or if they left them at home and if they did have their phones, did they last ping there and not since which could be why the Police think they are in the water (in addition to them not being seeing on CCTV leaving the area). There are a number of points that someone could leave the path and cut through to the street. The rents in Aberdeen have fallen in recent years. We rent properties out just under an hour from the City and after Covid, there were so many properties available in Aberdeen and the rental values fell considerably. There are also a lot of people who live in HMO rentals in Aberdeen. A lot of landlords are opting to put their properties on the market with the ever changing regulations for letting (increased EPC banding requirement etc). Was their most recent call a few days before they disappeared and was it reported that it was with a family member on the Saturday, with their mother?

 

[KSwizzle]

I'm sure this theory has already been said in this thread but could they just have had interlocking arms or something like that together while walking through that portion of the path and one of them slipped and they both tumbled into the water and it was just a tragic accident?

MOO

 

[ZeroAlpha]

If someone was planning on suicide what would be the appeal of that area of the river? The boat club has "gentle" access to the water. Are there any heavy objects or ballast nearby?

 

[Coach]

I'm sure this theory has already been said in this thread but could they just have had interlocking arms or something like that together while walking through that portion of the path and one of them slipped and they both tumbled into the water and it was just a tragic accident?

MOO

Yes, it could easily be a tragic accident so near to the water but it is odd that they were in that location in the early hours of a week night. If they lived on a nearby street on or around the other end of Menzies road, then some might take a shortcut to get home but I think someone said they live nearer the City Centre and not in Torry.

 

[Konstantin]

The footpath would have been pitch dark at that time. If you look at the entrance to it on Google Maps, it looks extremely uninviting even in daylight. Looks like it would be very easy to slip and fall into the water. Also pointless unless you are going to one of the warehouses etc down by the river as you can more easily walk on S Esplanade West which is lit.

If they were really going down there, it doesn't look good.

 

[Moonchild90]

The footpath would have been pitch dark at that time. If you look at the entrance to it on Google Maps, it looks extremely uninviting even in daylight. Looks like it would be very easy to slip and fall into the water. Also pointless unless you are going to one of the warehouses etc down by the river as you can more easily walk on S Esplanade West which is lit.

If they were really going down there, it doesn't look good.

Yup, and surely they know Aberdeen quite well by now.

 

[TonnnnUK]

The footpath would have been pitch dark at that time. If you look at the entrance to it on Google Maps, it looks extremely uninviting even in daylight. Looks like it would be very easy to slip and fall into the water. Also pointless unless you are going to one of the warehouses etc down by the river as you can more easily walk on S Esplanade West which is lit.

If they were really going down there, it doesn't look good.

I've posted much earlier in the thread also, that had they intended to walk the full length of that path as some kind of shortcut to get over towards the roundabout of the A956, to get to that point (and onwards) from the location of the only CCTV image released of them (a mile away to the other side of the town centre), there was a more logical/direct route to take than the one they took through the city centre and over the bridge to that path.

It could just be their knowledge of the city meant they opted to take that route, even if it wasn't the most direct way to whatever that destination may have been. Although they had lived in the town for a long period, so I'm sure they are aware of the most viable route to that area in all likelihood.

But given it was a freezing night, the quickest/most direct way to get somewhere seems like the most likely route for persons to take.

 

[TMich6811]

Is this the correct area they were said to live?

 

[Lucy6226]

Found them there names are Ursula Eriksson and Sabina Eriksson happened in 08 there was a documentary about them called madness in the fast lane

This is exactly what this case reminded me of when I first read about it.

From memory, the Eriksson case was a ‘joint madness’ syndrome as you’ve described where one twin’s mental health issues kind of ‘transmitted’ to the other when they were together - I did wonder if similar had happened here.

The thought had crossed my mind too, remember these ladies. Although I'm still leaning towards tragic accident. It's just the time they were out which is throwing me off a bit. Moo

In case anyone wants to do some research - There is footage of the Eriksson twin online as I think it was being filmed by motorway cops at the time. It's horrific and incredible at the same time. Lots of podcasts have covered the case too.

 

[WiseOwl]

Latest from the BBC:

Family of Henrietta and Eliza Huszti missing in Aberdeen make appeal

Police have been searching for Henrietta and Eliza Huszti in Aberdeen since they went missing last Tuesday.

www.bbc.co.uk

The Huszti family offered thanks to those searching for their efforts to find the sisters, both 32. In a statement released through Police Scotland, they said: "This has been a very worrying and upsetting time for our family.

"We are really worried about Eliza and Henrietta and all we want is for them to be found. "If you think you might have any information which could help the police with finding Eliza and Henrietta then please pass this on as quickly as you can."

They added: "We appreciate all the support our family has been given over the past few days and we would like our privacy to be respected at this time."

 

[tree1]

Found them there names are Ursula Eriksson and Sabina Eriksson happened in 08 there was a documentary about them called madness in the fast lane

Tragic but interesting story! I can’t remember that but will Google

 

[Yellowbelly]

This is a streetview picture from across the other side of the River Dee. The river seems to be at a lowish tide, so probably not dissimilar to the river at 90 minutes after low tide on Tuesday morning. As you can see, there's a lot of bank you would need to slip down before you reach the water if you had an accident. I'm afraid it's difficult to conceive of a reason why two women would be walking down that pitch black path in the middle of the night if it wasn't to enter the water.

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[Moonchild90]

This is a streetview picture from across the other side of the River Dee. The river seems to be at a lowish tide, so probably not dissimilar to the river at 90 minutes after low tide on Tuesday morning. As you can see, there's a lot of bank you would need to slip down before you reach the water if you had an accident. I'm afraid it's difficult to conceive of a reason why two women would be walking down that pitch black path in the middle of the night if it wasn't to enter the water.

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Agree, and it looks like the only unlit, private part next to the river with some trees around an an easy access, the other side is more steep.

 

[tree1]

This is exactly what this case reminded me of when I first read about it.

From memory, the Eriksson case was a ‘joint madness’ syndrome as you’ve described where one twin’s mental health issues kind of ‘transmitted’ to the other when they were together - I did wonder if similar had happened here.

Both sisters survived apparently. The one that stabbed a man to death while her sister was in hospital got 5 years in prison as was assessed as not of sound mind

 

[WiseOwl]

RIVER MYSTERY

Horrified local ‘heard woman’s screams’ in Aberdeen amid hunt for missing sisters​

Cops probe claims screams heard moments after last sighting of missing sisters

COPS are probing claims that screams were heard by a river at the time two sisters vanished there, it emerged. It’s understood noises were heard in Aberdeen in the early hours of Tuesday that…

www.thescottishsun.co.uk

A WOMAN’s screams were heard by a river at the time two sisters vanished there, it has emerged. Locals went to cops about the alarming cries in Aberdeen in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

It’s understood cops believe the terrifying noises could be connected to missing twins Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32. But officers don’t think anyone is involved in their disappearance and are not treating it as suspicious.

One resident said: “It was pretty scary stuff. “The path around the river is pitch black and no one in their right mind would go near it after dark.

 

[WiseOwl]

If the story is true, then it could give credence to one of the sisters accidently falling into the water - hence the screams.

There are residential properties over the road from the boathouse, so presumably someone from one of these houses heard the screams.

 

[detective.moon]

RIVER MYSTERY

Horrified local ‘heard woman’s screams’ in Aberdeen amid hunt for missing sisters​

Cops probe claims screams heard moments after last sighting of missing sisters

COPS are probing claims that screams were heard by a river at the time two sisters vanished there, it emerged. It’s understood noises were heard in Aberdeen in the early hours of Tuesday that…

www.thescottishsun.co.uk

A WOMAN’s screams were heard by a river at the time two sisters vanished there, it has emerged. Locals went to cops about the alarming cries in Aberdeen in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

It’s understood cops believe the terrifying noises could be connected to missing twins Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32. But officers don’t think anyone is involved in their disappearance and are not treating it as suspicious.

One resident said: “It was pretty scary stuff. “The path around the river is pitch black and no one in their right mind would go near it after dark.

“a woman’s screams” stands out to me here - so only one of them screaming?

that makes it sound like originally one of them had some kind of accident maybe?

the thought of one doing something to the other briefly came to mind too but i really can’t imagine that being the case with what we know about them so far

and then there’s of course the fact that they might sound a lot alike so their screams could have been interpreted as one person, AND witness reports like this aren’t always reliable

 

[TonnnnUK]

Aside from the "screams" being heard, which is obviously quite significant (if not sensationalistic?) that article adds some further details about things.

It shows their home address on the useful map with their route to the path.
It states the dirt path is "steep" and hard to tackle even in daylight, which is hard to see from Google map imagery.
The alarm was raised by a landlord who worried when they didn't come home.
Henrietta worked in a coffee shop while Eliza was a cleaner at a hotel.

So, it seems they most likely lived with the landlord, who would then be able to tell detectives if they often went out in the middle of the night.

The cleaning job is at a hotel, which eliminates theories they could have been on their way to an out of hours cleaning gig?

I'd like to know where the people/person hearing the screams were located. Was they on or near the bridge passing by? Or were they at home (there is some housing around but not sure how feasible it would be to hear screams from some distance away and assuming windows were closed while it was freezing).