A Labrador-mix puppy named Whiskey suffered broken bones and an 18-month-old yorkie terrier mix named Pluto had minor injuries.

An animal rescue pilot has been killed in a plane crash in upstate New York, while two dogs who were with him survived, authorities said.

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.

Animal rescue groups across the country, including one in Fayette County, are mourning 49-year-old Seuk Kim, a beloved volunteer with Pilots N Paws who died in a plane crash while rescuing dogs.

A volunteer pilot dedicated to animal rescue died in a plane crash in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Seuk Kim, 49, was transporting three dogs in his Mooney M20J airplane from Maryland to Albany when the aircraft crashed about 55 km south of its destination.

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.