Friday, October 18, 2019

Schuylkill County Unsung Heroes to be Featured on ABC Series This Weekend

Schuylkill County will be featured on a television series on ABC this weekend about the devastating flooding that hit Schuylkill County last year.


The show is called "Hearts of Heroes" and is a educational docu-series hosted by ABC's Ginger Zee featuring untold heroic stories of emergency responders in the aftermath of Mother Nature’s most destructive events.

The show, which is set to air on ABC on Saturday morning at 11:30am, will feature a story of Pine Grove resident Zachary Reichert being trapped in his car and the unsung heroies of Pine Grove North End Fire Department, Benjamin Readinger and Nick Miller, that rescued Reichert. The entire incident was caught on Reichert's cell phone as he used Facebook live to call for help.

Other footage that will be shown during the story was also filmed by JC Kriesher of Fire & Film and JC Kriesher Photography.

The show was produced by ABC, Litton Entertainment, and Belfor Property Restoration.

Preview of the episode is below.