Chronology Of Eril's Son Ridwan Kamil Lost In Switzerland Until Found 14 Days Later

Ridwan Kamil and his son Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz alias Eril. (Instagram @ridwankamil)

JAKARTA - The body of Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz alias Eril, son of Ridwan Kamil, has been found in Switzerland. This certainty came from the results of DNA examination of the bodies found in the Aere area on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in the morning local time.

22-year-old Eril went missing in Switzerland on Thursday, May 26. He is the child of Ridwan Kamil and his wife, Atalia Praratya.

The teenager who was born in New York, United States of America was swept away after being dragged by the current of the Aare River while swimming with his sister Camilla Laetitia Azzahra. The mother, was at the location but did not join the swim.

The news of the missing child of the regional head was responded to by the police in the country. The National Police stated that they were involved in the search process by submitting a yellow notice as a condition for asking Interpol for assistance in finding or finding missing persons.

Efforts to issue a yellow notice to speed up the search process abroad. Friday, May 27, the Police are still gathering requirements that must be met, including asking for Eril's full identity.

However, the Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo, said that the Police had informally communicated with the Swiss police. The goal is to monitor the progress of the search.

"Informally we inquired through the P to P (Police to Police, ed) to the Swiss side on the progress of handling this matter," said Dedi when confirmed by VOI at that time.

Meanwhile, Ridwan Kamil at the time of the incident was on a working visit in England. The former mayor of Bandung finally decided to fly to Switzerland.

Ridwan Kamil was seen monitoring the search for Eril conducted by the SAR Team in the Aare River on Sunday 29 May. Together with him, Atalia and her youngest daughter.

Since Eril was declared missing, the SAR team from the local authorities had plunged into the Aare River to search for Eril's whereabouts. A number of combing methods and technologies have been deployed.

The SAR team consisting of police, maritime police and firefighters uses the boat search method using binoculars to monitor the underwater situation.

They also use boats and sensors capable of detecting up to a depth of 3 meters.

Search technology using surveillance drones is also used. The drone flew low along the river bank to find Eril.

In the midst of the search, Interpol officially issued a yellow notice on Wednesday June 1st.

Two days later, Ridwan Kamil finally decided to return to Indonesia to carry out his duties again as Governor of West Java.

On the eighth day of the search for his son, Ridwan Kamil's request for leave ended. He also left for the country with his wife and arrived in Bandung when his leave ended on Saturday 4 June.

At that time, Ridwan Kamil wrote a series of sentences on his social media that seemed to have classified Eril to go to the Almighty.

This was a direct statement from Ridwan Kamil because the day before, the family representative expressed his sincerity for Eril's departure which was conveyed by Erwin Muniruzaman as Ridwan Kamil's older brother.

Even though he is homeland, Ridwan Kamil is still actively monitoring the search for Eril whose status has been changed by the Swiss SAR Team, from searching for missing people to searching for drowning people.

Ridwan Kamil is still not discouraged. The Indonesian Embassy in Switzerland also confirmed that the search for Eril would continue, headed by the Bern maritime police. The search method is also improved and follows the weather at the location as well as water conditions in the Aare River.

Until Tuesday, June 7, the search distance from Eril swimming and being declared missing had reached the Walensee area which was measured at about 29 kilometers.

Good news came today. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the search for Eril who was missing in the Aare area was progressing. Ridwan Kamil flew to Switzerland this morning. He has taken leave and has been approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Not long after, the Indonesian Embassy in Switzerland announced that Eril's body was found in the Engehalde Dam, Switzerland on Wednesday, June 8. Eril's body will arrive in Indonesia on Sunday, June 12, and will be buried the next day.

"Allahu Akbar! Alhamdulillah, O Allah SWT, you have granted our prayer request," said Ridwan Kamil on his Instagram account this afternoon.