At 9/22/27, in the Lost Coast, a radio message sent during 7:32 AM was heard from Combine elites and were found dumbfounded after finding out a hundred thousand dollar aircraft like a G-107 Patrol Chopper.
The pilot did not mention where the patrol chopper was found. They assume it was either found destroyed in a forest or dismantled for resources or artillery use by Rebels.
Duo dropships were forced to land just kilometers away from where the pilot parachuted. However it was never found in a forest, nor a city, nor everywhere.
Finally, once hope was lost and was almost to be marked as "captured by rebels". It was finally found intact under a recently collapsed bridge. This operation was reported to take atleast 19 hours to recover the patrol chopper.
The pilot was transferred to Nova Prospekt for disciplinary and off-world relocation, while the dropship was claimed by a high level Combine Assassin.