Seuk Kim, a 49-year-old father of three, was flying three dogs from “high euthanasia shelters” to a rescue shelter in New York when the plane went down.

A Virginian pilot volunteering for Pilots N Paws was flying a Mooney M20J when it crashed Sunday killing the pilot and one dog on impact while injuring the two remaining dogs.

Seuk Kim, 49, was a pilot, animal rescuer and father of three. He began flying during the pandemic and, having a passion for animals, he started rescuing dogs. "He stumbled across a rescue organization in which pilots could fly animals, dogs, cats, bunnies, you name it," his daughter said.