This picture launched by the U.S. Coast Guard, reveals Connie the container canine, which was discovered trapped inside a delivery container on Jan. 31, 2024.
Petty Officer 1st Class Lucas Loe/U.S. Coast Guard/AP
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Petty Officer 1st Class Lucas Loe/U.S. Coast Guard/AP
Seuk Kim saved lives.
Mr. Kim was 49 years outdated, and initially from South Korea. He and his spouse, Anna Kang, had three kids, and lived in Springfield, Va. He labored in advertising and public relations, and beloved flying. He started to volunteer to fly rescue canine missions about 4 years in the past, piloting as many as three flights every week, so he might carry canines for whom there was no room at a shelter, to locations that may take them in.
He was on the controls of a small plane final Sunday evening when it crashed within the snow of the Catskill Mountains. A number of rescued canines have been onboard, who Mr. Kim was flying from Maryland to the Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley in Howes Cave, N.Y.
“Through the years, Seuk helped to save lots of the lives of a whole lot of animals who would have in any other case been euthanized resulting from overcrowding at animal shelters,” Maggie Pryor, director of the shelter, informed us.
I feel Mr. Kim may need been completely satisfied to have us know that Whiskey, a 4-month-old Labrador combine pet, survived the crash. He has two damaged legs, however is recovering. And Pluto, an 18-month-old Terrier combine, additionally survived, and should have already got been adopted. A small pet named Lisa, sadly, didn’t survive.
I did a narrative as soon as on animal rescue flights. They are often shifting and provoking, but in addition messy and loud. Canines and cats do not know they’re being rescued. The noise and rumble of the airplane can upset them. There might be a number of laughing, and a number of howling, and pilots of these flights have a particular dedication.
This summer season, Mr. Kim flew a golden retriever who turned referred to as Connie the container canine to security. She had been heard scratching and barking, after over every week inside a delivery container on the Port of Houston. Connie ultimately misplaced her life to a fungal an infection, however she lived to present beginning to eight puppies.
And simply final month, Mr. Kim flew a canine and her 5 puppies who have been scheduled to be euthanized at an overcrowded shelter in Tennessee to a rescue heart in Maryland.
Sydney Galley, who additionally works rescue flights, informed The Related Press that Seuk Kim, “… by no means wanted recognition. He simply wished to assist.”
Anna Kang wrote on Fb that within the crash of his aircraft, her husband gained his “angel wings.” The animals Mr. Kim flew via the skies couldn’t use phrases to ask for assist. However he heard about them and introduced them to heat and security.