A Nebraska city walled off by massive flooding is getting a big lift from private pilots who are offering free flights to shuttle stranded residents to and from their hometown. The flights were a godsend for Sue Ankersen, 56, who lives in the city but wasn’t able to return home after babysitting her granddaughter in Omaha on Friday. Fremont City Administrator Brian Newton said it’s too early to say when the roads will reopen. Some Fremont police officers who live on the outskirts had to catch flights from the volunteer pilots so they could report to work, Newton said. Sasse said his parents ended up stranded in Omaha during the flood and were offered a flight into town from a volunteer pilot.

Source: National Post March 18, 2019 21:22 UTC