On October 17, 2019 at 7:30 p.m., the Sargent Fire Department and the Sargent Police Department were dispatched to a vehicle fire on a closed road in a tree line just north of Sargent off of Highway 183. After the fire was extinguished, an unidentified female subject was located in the vehicle. The Custer County Sheriff’s Office, Nebraska State Patrol, Loup County Sheriff’s Office and the Nebraska State Fire Marshals Office were called to investigate the incident. At this time it remains under investigation. This investigation determined there is no impact to the public’s safety.
