'So far we have not been able to get any confirmation (about the chief minister),' he said.

'It is possible that because of the strong winds and heavy rains, it may have landed in some unfamiliar area,' he said.

'If you land in an unfamiliar forest area, getting out will be very difficult,' he added.

YSR, as the chief minister is known, Wednesday morning took off in the helicopter from Hyderabad. It went off the radar amid inclement weather.