A friend from seattle visiting in-town (Dallas,TX) got their wallet stolen and now has no ID to return home. They didn't photocopy their passport or drivers license and emailed it to themselves. What is another alternative to attaining some kind of ID(s) to be able get on to their return flight?

I've read you can file a police report and use that to board the plane or an insurance card to be reprinted from the online website. Has anyone else had any experiences where this has worked?

thanks in advance.

Phill