Wednesday, September 2, 2009

YSR Reddy Andhra CM dead timeline events

Here is the timeline of how events related to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Reddy's disappearance unfolded since Wednesday September 2, 2009 morning.

8:30 am: CM YS Reddy boarded Bell 430 chopper from Hyderabad airport on Wednesday morning.

9:35 am: Chopper went off the radar of ATC Hyderabad.

10:15 am: The chopper lost all contacts.

11:30 am: Initial reports of chopper making forced landing at Kurnool spread.

12:15 pm: Reports of YSR missing.

1:00 pm: Home Ministry said Andhra CM untraceable.

1:30 pm: Unconfirmed reports in media said YSR safe, landed in Kurnool forest.

2:00 pm: Andhra government, Home ministry said to have been monitoring situation.

3:00 pm: Andhra government confirmed CM had gone missing, search operations on.

3:30 pm: Congress in press meet called it crisis situation.

6 PM: Search operations by ten helicopters on in six district

Late night: Night vision surveillance on; ISRO and Sukhoy fighter plane assisted in search for the chopper

9 AM: YSR's chopper found in mangled, burnt state

10 AM: Survivors after the chopper crash unlikely

10:30 AM: 5 dead bodies found from the chopper; No official confirmation

11:00 AM: Andhra CM YSR declared dead

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