Three dead after plane plunges into Nebraska river - Emergency crews worked overnight searching desperately for survivors after the small, non-commercial aircraft crashed into the Platte River

Authorities in Nebraska say three people have died in a small airplane crash into a river. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says the plane was traveling along the Platte River and crashed into the water south of Fremont at 8:15 p.

A plane crashed into the Platte River south of Fremont on Friday night. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to First Alert 6 that it received word of the crash at 8:15 p.m. Officials have asked the public to avoid the area of Hormel Memorial Park near Highway 77.