A pilot who transported rescue animals died this week following a plane crash in New York, authorities said. The pilot and at least one dog being transported were killed when a small plane went down in the snowy woods of the Catskill Mountains.

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.

Seuk Kim, 49, was flying from Maryland to Albany, New York, when the plane crashed Sunday evening in a remote area of Windham, about 35 miles southwest of Albany, officials said. A preliminary investigation indicates the pilot died from the impact, Greene County Sheriff Peter Kusminsky said.