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According to officials, a dog that the pilot was transporting perished in an aircraft crash in upstate New York when he was on an animal rescue mission. However, two others made it out alive, one of them was discovered with shattered legs in a snowy hole he had dug.
Authorities said the pilot, 49-year-old Seuk Kim, crashed Sunday near Windham, N.Y., about 35 miles from Albany in the Catskill Mountains, while he was his route to Albany from Maryland with three dogs.
According to Greene County sheriff Peter Kusminsky, Mr. Kim had asked for permission to alter his altitude due to air turbulence and had limited sight during the flight.
According to the sheriff, at approximately 6:10 p.m., Mr. Kim’s phone sent a no-voice 911 call to the authorities. The Air Force and an Albany airport then called to report that Mr. Kim’s plane had flown off their radars.
According to Sheriff Kusminsky, rescuers discovered the aircraft, a Mooney M20J, on the Escarpment Trail at around 11:30 p.m., amidst a sizable quantity of debris. He claimed that its cockpit and tail were “severely damaged,” and that its wings were separated. To locate the plane, rescue crews had to trudge through almost a foot of snow in the dark for hours, he said.
According to the sheriff, two survivors were also discovered close by by the rescuers. On a mountain ridge, Pluto, an 18-month-old Yorkshire terrier mix, was discovered with minor wounds. Despite his injuries, a Labrador retriever mix named Whiskey was discovered in the hole he had excavated. For treatment, Whiskey was brought to an animal hospital.
Mr. Kusminsky remarked, “It’s sad.” “Nobody wants to see that kind of thing.”
Anna Kang, the wife of Mr. Kim, posted on Facebook that although she was “heartbroken,” her husband, with whom she had three children, had “gave up his angel wings” by doing what he loved.
Sejin Kim, his older brother, sounded upset as he remembered Seuk’s smile from their last week’s jokes. The last thing he recalled his brother saying was, “See you later.” As he explained the conversation, Sejin Kim’s voice broke.
According to Sejin Kim, their family moved to the US from Seoul in 1985. As children, the brothers spent most of their time together, including riding motorbikes.
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He claimed that his brother, who took up flying during the Covid-19 pandemic, had always had a “passion for speed.” According to his brother, Seuk Kim made connections with other pilots who volunteered for animal-rescue organizations as he gained experience in flying.
According to Sejin Kim, he started assisting organizations in flying animals out of kill shelters in an effort to preserve lives.
He remarked, “He will be greatly missed by all of us.” “He simply cherished the freedom, speed, altitude, and air of flying.”
On Facebook, many of individuals expressed their sorrow by sharing pictures of Mr. Kim grinning with dogs and kittens on landing runways or in airplane cockpits.
When she heard of Mr. Kim’s passing, Jaclyn Gartner, president of the Happily Furever After Rescue in Connecticut, admitted that she had cried more than she had ever imagined. She claimed to have met him through Pilots N Paws, another charity, almost a year prior.
She added that his passing was a “huge loss” for the rescue community, noting that he has flown multiple rescue dogs for her group since they first met.
She claimed that Mr. Kim would go out of his way to assist her in finding a pilot, even if he was unable to fly a mission personally, thus rescuing numerous animals.
She remarked, “He had such a great spirit.” “He was constantly in the air, assisting a needy animal.”
