'My first instinct, call 911': 12-year-old first to call first responders after Nebraska plane crash

12-year-old girl first to notify police after small plane crashed into a Nebraska river, killing 3 on board

Paisley Fenner, 12, was the first to alter emergency services when a small plane crashed into Platte River in Fremont, Nebraska around 8:15 p.m. on April 18, 2025.

Plane hit power line before crashing into Platte River near Fremont, NTSB says

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The National Transportation Safety Board provided an update Tuesday on the deadly plane crash near Fremont. In an email to Channel 8, the NTSB said preliminary information indicates the Cessna 180 aircraft struck a power line before crashing into the Platte River on Friday around 8:15 p.m. Emergency crews staged at Luther Hormel Memorial Park next...

'My first instinct, call 911': 12-year-old first to call first responders after Nebraska plane crash

By Pete Cuddihy Click here for updates on this story     FREMONT, Nebraska (KETV) — The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office has identified the three people killed in a plane crash near Fremont. The crash occurred just before 8 p.m. Friday night near Hormel Park. The victims have been identified as 48-year-old Randy Amrein, 50-year-old Jeff Bittinger, and 43-year-old Daniel Williams. According to the Fremont Airport, the plane was flying without a tran…

Federal Agencies Investigate Plane Crash in Nebraska River

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of a small plane in Nebraska that killed all three people on board. The single-engine Cessna 180 was traveling along the Platte River when it crashed into the water south of Fremont at 8:15pm Friday, Sgt. Brie Frank of the...

Tragedy on the Platte River: Three Killed in Nebraska Plane Crash

A quiet evening in eastern Nebraska turned tragic on April 18 when a small plane crashed into the Platte River, killing all three people on board. The Cessna 180 was flying along the river just south of Fremont, roughly 40 miles northwest of Omaha, when it suddenly went down around 8:15 p.m., according to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office. YouTube / KETV NewsWatch 7 Emergency responders arrived quickly, but there were no survivors. The bodies of…

Nebraska was the scene of an air tragedy after a plane crashed into the Platte River, south of Fremont, last Friday night, leaving the death of its three occupants as a fatal result. Local authorities confirmed that the bodies were already recovered. According to a communiqué from the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, “a plane flying along the Platte River rushed into the water.” ABC News stressed that their identities will not be disclosed until r…