The data recorder of the M17 helicopter of the Indian Air Force that crashed near Coonoor was found on Thursday morning. Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 other armed personnel lost their lives in this helicopter crash.

This black box will reveal the final flight status of the helicopter and other aspects. This box records flight data and cockpit conversations. Forensic examination of the remains of the helicopter may also reveal whether there were external causes of the accident. 

25 special team found the black box
Wing Commander R. Under the leadership of Bhardwaj, 25 special teams of Air Force officers have recovered the black box. Now the information is awaited from this, so that it can be known that how this accident happened in the end. The team was conducting the search operation since morning. Earlier on Wednesday after the accident, the priority was to find the dead bodies and take them to Wellington Army Hospital.

Meanwhile, a six-member special medical team from Coimbatore has reached for the treatment of Group Captain Varun Singh, the only survivor of the Coonoor helicopter crash. He is fighting for his life at Wellington Army Hospital. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who was present in the Nilgiris, has already told the army team that the Tamil Nadu government will help in the treatment of Group Captain Varun Singh.

The incident was terrible.
Wellington sources said that group captain Varun Singh, who is awarded the Shaurya Chakra, suffered 60 per cent burns during the helicopter crash. Group Captain Varun Singh can also give information about this accident. Ravikumar, the first person to reach the accident site, had told that except two people, the bodies of all the soldiers were burnt. In this helicopter of the Indian Air Force, there were 14 people including General Rawat and his wife.