The ashes of a pilot and a puppy killed in a plane crash last month were brought to the pilot's family in Northern Virginia.

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.

He obviously cared enough about her to risk his life on an expedition to save her. And we just want to make sure she’s being taken care of,” she said. “We feel a responsibility to continue what he started.

"We feel a responsibility to continue what he started,” said the daughter of pilot Seuk Kim, who was killed on Nov. 24

Family of pilot on animal rescue flight given remains of dog killed with him in crash - Kim, 49, will be buried with the ashes of a five-month-old puppy he was saving when he died