Ridwan Kamil's Wife Atalia: Please Sincerely Pray For Eril

Ridwan Kamil and his wife Atalia Praratya and their two children. (Instagram ataliapr)

JAKARTA - Ridwan Kamil's wife, Atalia Praratya, asked the public to continue praying for Emmeril or his best friend Eril, his son who was lost in the Aare River in the city of Bern, Switzerland.

The prayer was included in the bio of Atalia's official Instagram account which was seen by VOI on Monday, May 30. Atalia asked for the sincerity of the community so that the search for her son would be fruitful.

"Please be sincere to continue praying for Eril," Atalia wrote in her Instagram bio, @ataliapr.

Eril had an accident being dragged by the Aare River while swimming. He was declared missing after the incident on Thursday, May 26 at noon local time.

Ridwan Kamil's eldest son was in Switzerland looking for a university to continue his master's education. He was accompanied by Atalia. But at the time of the incident Atalia did not swim with Eril.

At that time Eril was swimming with his sister and a friend who had lived in Switzerland for a long time. While Eril and the other two were swimming, there were also other tourists.

"Eril shouted 'help', so the families on the other side immediately ran to look for it. Now, residents who were on the riverbank heard calling for help," said Elpi Nazmuzaman, Ridwan Kamil's younger brother, in an online press conference on Saturday, May 28.

Indonesian Ambassador to Switzerland Muliaman Hadad added that the Aare River is a popular tourist attraction in Switzerland. However, the river also claimed several lives.

"Similar incidents occur between 15-20 cases every year," Muliaman said on the same occasion.