Platte River boat trip update LINCOLN, NE (NET Radio) - If you happen to be along the banks of the Platte River and you see what appears to be someone surfing, don't be alarmed. It's just Ron Snell and his boat "The Plattepus", doing what apparently no one has done before: boating the entire length of the river from the Wyoming border to the Missouri. We first told you about Snell last week as he was getting ready to set out. Here's an update © Copyright 2017, NET Radio