Whiskey, a 4-month old lab mix puppy, survived a plane crash in Upstate NY while being transported to an animal shelter. Another dog, Pluto, also survived the crash which took the life of the pilot and a small puppy. Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley | Provided photo Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley | Provided photo

A volunteer pilot known for helping transport rescue animals to shelters died in a plane crash in the Catskill Mountains in New York on Sunday while transporting three dogs to a no-kill shelter.

One of the dogs hurt in a tragic plane crash that killed a pilot from Springfield had a successful surgery to repair his two broken legs earlier this week. Whiskey, a 4-month-old Labrador mix, is on his way to recovery after breaking two of his legs in the crash.

A volunteer pilot flying three rescue dogs to a care facility in upstate New York died along with one of the dogs after his plane crashed in the state's Catskill Mountains, according to officials.

Authorities say a pilot and a rescue dog he was transporting to an animal shelter were killed when a small plane crashed in the snowy woods of the Catskill Mountains, though two other dogs were later found to have survived.

Though Seuk Kim and one of the dogs he was ferrying to a no-kill shelter died in the crash, the other two pups are recovering, with one with a foster family.

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 will be delivered to the late animal rescue pilot's family

Chris Moon arrived at the Leesburg Executive Airport late Sunday afternoon after a roundtrip flight to Albany, N.Y., to honor a friend. The pilot brought back the ashes of the dog who died in the Nov.

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.

Whiskey, a 4-month-old Labrador mix, suffered two broken legs in the crash that killed pilot Seuk Kim. FAIRFAX, Virginia — One of the dogs who survived a deadly plane crash over the weekend is now receiving treatment at an animal hospital in Connecticut.