Article: ANDHRA CM DISAPPEARS WITHOUT A TRACE.

YSR's chopper goes missing in bad weather

Complete radio silence baffles rescuers

Heavy rain and forested area hamper search

A HELICOPTER carrying Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy went missing in the thick forests of Nallamalla in Kurnool district on Wednesday morning.

A massive search operation that began after the Bell 430 helicopter carrying Reddy and senior state government officials went off the radar around 9.35 am drew a blank.

The chief minister's chopper -- with Capt. S. K. Bhatia and co- pilot Capt M. S. Reddy at the helm -- had taken off from the old Begumpet airport in Hyderabad around 8.30 am. ...

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