Eril's body was found in the basin of the Engehalde Dam in Bern.
The Indonesian Ambassador to Switzerland Muliaman Hadad, in a press conference, Thursday (9/6/2022), also confirmed that Eril's body had been found.
This was based on information from the Swiss police who submitted confirmation of the DNA test results, that confirmed Eril's body.
Actually, the Bern Police, Switzerland, found Eril's body on Wednesday at 6:50 local time, in the overflow basin of the dam.
Then the police immediately carried out identification and DNA tests.
The results show that the body is indeed Eril, who disappeared because he was swept away by the current of the Aare River on 26 May.
According to Ridwan Kamil's family representative, Elpi Nazmuzaman, Eril's body will be returned to Indonesia on Saturday or Sunday, and the plan is for burial on Monday (13/6/2022).
Meanwhile, Ridwan Kamil has left for Switzerland today.
Netizens also welcomed the news with gratitude. Until 21.00 after the official announcement from the Indonesian Embassy in Switzerland, there were more than 1.5 million Instagram users who liked the upload.
On Twitter, there are 100,000 tweets about Eril that quickly became the most talked about.