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The bodies found bound together and floating in the Hudson River have been identified as Virginia sisters, officials said.
Rotana Farea, 22, and Tala Farea, 16, of Fairfax, Va., Were identified by the NYPD early Saturday.
Tala was last seen on August 24, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The organization said that she could be with her sister, Rotana.
Their bodies were found fully clad and tied up in the Hudson River near Riverside Park on Wednesday afternoon.
The two women, who are between 16 and 18 years old, were found without any signs of trauma, officials said.
The NYPD has published a sketch of the two women (below).
Detective chief of the NYPD, Dermot Shea, said the two men were tied together at the waist and that they were wearing a coat.
The coroner's office stated that the bodies required further analysis and that the cause and mode of death were still pending.
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Fairfax police referred reporters to the New York police about the investigation.
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