Day Four Search For Ridwan Kamil's Child: Focus On The Sluice Gate, Use A 3 Meter Depth Detection Sensor

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil and his son, Emmeril Khan Mumtadz (Instagram @emmerilkhan)

JAKARTA - The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) in Bern, Switzerland said the fourth day of the search for Emmeril Khan Mumtadz alias Eril, son of West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, will focus on the floodgates of the Aare River.

The search plan for Sunday 29 May will focus on the area between the two floodgates closest to where Eril was last seen, namely Schwellenmaetelli and Engehalde.

The search method on the fourth day will use boats and sensors capable of detecting up to a depth of 3 meters.

The SAR team led by the Bern Maritime Police has yet to find Eril in the third day of searching on Saturday 29 May.

In the search process yesterday, SAR deployed a team of divers at accessible points along the Aare river.

The SAR team also flew low-flying surveillance drones along the riverbanks.

The search effort on the third day was further intensified at several points considered crucial in the Aare river area.

Ridwan Kamil and his wife, Atalia, also met with the Chief of Maritime Police, Urs Käller, and the Regional Police Chief, Thomas Müller, to hear the latest information regarding the search process so far.

However, as of Saturday afternoon May 29, the search had not yielded the expected results.

The Indonesian Embassy received news of the disappearance of Emmeril or Eril in the Aare River, Bern City, Switzerland, on Thursday, May 26 at 11.24 local time. The search effort by the SAR team involved elements of the Police, Maritime Police, and Firefighters as drone pilots.

On the second day, Friday 27 May, the SAR team expanded the range of the detection area. The area inspected on the second day reached 17 KM in the Aare river area, namely from the Tiefenau Bridge to the Wohlensee floodgate. The SAR team sent divers to start an underwater search.