This Is An Expert Analysis Of The Discovery Of Eril's Body After A 14-day Search And His Condition Is Intact

Photo via Dominic Fluckiger/Google Maps. Taken 2017

JAKARTA - The Head of the Center for Disaster Studies at Hasanudin University, Adi Maulana, explained his analysis of the discovery of the body of Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz or Eril, which was found after a 14-day search. Eril's body was also found intact.

Adi said that there were two reasons why it was difficult to find Eril who had drowned in the Aare River, Bern, Switzerland, so far. He said, the flow of the Aare River has a fairly swift current. Second, the rock material at the bottom of the river is uneven.

"The combination of a fairly large current and the morphology of the riverbed consisting of rocks certainly makes it difficult for the SAR team to find his body in the Aare River," said Adi when contacted by VOI, Friday, June 10.

Regarding the condition of Eril's body, which is still intact even though it has been submerged for 14 days, Adi mentioned two factors. First, the temperature in the Bern river is still quite cold even though it is currently entering summer.

"Because it's a river, the temperature of the water, which is still quite cold, has more or less affected the decay process, not going fast, or slowing it down," said Adi.

Then, Adi said that there are hardly many wild animals that live in the Aare River because the current is quite strong.

"Because the Aare River has a large current, so there are not many wild animals there. Considering, wild animals are in a river where the current is not too big. So, the tendency is not too much to be disturbed by animals. So, the bodies are relatively intact," he explained.

As is known, Eril was declared missing while swimming in the Aare River, Bern, Switzerland, since Thursday, May 26, 2022. According to a local police statement, the 22-year-old youth experienced an emergency situation while swimming in the river.

Eril's body was found on Wednesday, June 8, local time. It is planned that Eril will arrive in Indonesia on Sunday, June 12 and will be buried on Monday, June 13.