The debris of the ill-fated Bell 430 helicopter carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and his entourage lies scattered at the crash site on a hillock, about 49 nautical miles east of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad on Thursday,03 September 2009. Y S Rajasekhara Reddy died when his ill-fated Bell 430 helicopter crashed on top of a mountain between Rollapenta and Rudra Koduru in Kurnool region of Andhra Pradesh. The missing Bell 430 chopper was located on top of a hill about 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of Kurnool at Rollapenta by Indian Air Force (IAF) almost after 24 hours since he went missing.

Photographer: R Balaji

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