Local UPS Driver Joe Hilferty Hailed Hero After Saving Family From Floodwater In Chester County

Philadelphia PA

03 October, 2021

11:04 AM

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CBS Philadelphia October 3, 2021 A Coatesville man who works as a UPS driver is being hailed as a hero jumping into action to save a family from floodwater last Thursday. Twenty-one-year-old Joe Hilferty pulled two children and a dog from a car that was stranded at the underpass at SEPTA's Thorndale Station in Caln Township, Chester County. He said he was putting air in his tires at a nearby Wawa when he heard a woman calling for help because her daughters were trapped in the car. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.