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Chilling parallels: Two young men vanish in Budapest 13 years apart
Two young men disappeared in Budapest under eerily similar circumstances, more than a decade apart. The cases of British medical student Daniel Gliksten, who went missing in 2013, and Egressy Mátyás, who vanished earlier this week, share striking commonalities: the same nightclub, the same bridge, and the same river.
From Ötkert to the Chain Bridge
Egressy Mátyás disappeared in the early hours of Saturday. He had been at a central Budapest nightclub called Ötkert before leaving. CCTV footage shows him wandering through several parts of Budapest, seemingly without direction. His last known location was the Chain Bridge, where he disappeared, leaving behind only a keyring.
According to his family, it is highly likely that he fell into the Danube. A camera on a passing boat did capture something falling into the river, but the footage is too unclear to confirm who it was or under what circumstances they entered the water. Police continue to list Mátyás as missing.
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The tragic case of a British student in 2013
The story may remind many of Daniel Gliksten, who vanished in Budapest on New Year’s Eve 2013. Daniel came from a well-to-do British family and was studying medicine at Semmelweis University.
The night before his disappearance, he had been out with friends at Ötkert. Suddenly, he left his table without his coat and walked off alone. CCTV last captured him at the Pest end of the Chain Bridge. After that, there was no trace of him for months.