Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, and apparatus for emergency, non-persistent peer-to-peer communications to support ad hoc use of proximate UE such as in remote areas with PE coverage gaps. Specifically, UE may configured to initiate emergency communications, and accept/support such emergency communications, such that an ad hoc mesh or message relay network is formed thereby in which (hopefully) someone near the source of the emergency communication may render assistance, or at least one UE in the ad hoc network is capable of accessing a base station, eNB, or gNB so that, for example, the mobile network provider or emergency services may be alerted to the emergency situation.