Family of Pilot Who Died on Animal Rescue Flight to Receive Remains of Dog Killed in Crash

Family of Pilot Who Died on Animal Rescue Flight to Receive Remains of Dog Killed in Crash
Seuk Kim during a flight to deliver dogs rescued from a euthanasia list to the Animal Shelter of Schoharie County on Nov. 11, 2024. Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley via AP
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The ashes of a big-eyed, brown and white puppy named Lisa that died last week in a plane crash in New York’s Catskill Mountains were being delivered Sunday to the family of the animal rescue pilot who lost his life trying to give the dog a chance at a new one.

Leah Kim, the 16-year-old daughter of volunteer pilot Seuk Kim, 49, said the family came up with the idea for the memorial flight as a way to complete her father’s mission with the rescue group Pilots n Paws and to ensure Lisa finally had a home.