Football player Dion Dawkins is speaking out following a deadly plane crash in Aurora, N.Y.

The Buffalo Bills offensive lineman missed part of practice on Dec. 19 after he received news of the crash that occurred near his property, according to The New York Times.

While Dawkins confirmed his family is safe, the pilot of the plane—who was the only occupant on board—was sadly pronounced dead at the scene, according to East Aurora Police Chief Patrick Welch.

“The East Aurora Police Department received multiple 911 calls reporting a small aircraft crash in the area of Stewart Court, in the town of Aurora, Erie County, New York,” Welch wrote in a Dec. 19 statement. “East Aurora Fire Department arrived on location at 11:29 am and reported an aircraft on the ground in a small wooded area between two residences and fully engulfed in flames.”

No other injuries were reported.