Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan from NJ has been hailed an "American hero" for rescuing those in the Texas floods.

The team deployed around 7 a.m. Friday from Corpus Christi, about 200 miles south of where the Guadalupe River in Kerr County ...

Among them is Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan, who is credited with helping evacuate more than 160 campers. This was Ruskan’s first recovery mission.

Scott Ruskan, a rescue swimmer for the U.S. Coast Guard, is being hailed as a hero for his response to the devastating ...

He stayed behind alone to comfort terrified campers while floodwaters rose around them. This Coast Guard hero was on his ...

Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard swimmer, is credited with saving 165 people at the all-girls’ camp from deadly floods in Central ...

A 26-year-old New Jersey native is being hailed as a hero for his part in saving at least 165 people from Friday’s ...

Scott Ruskan had never been on a rescue mission when he boarded a helicopter to find a crowd of about 200 campers stranded by ...

Once the crew was on the ground, Ruskan, who joined the Coast Guard in 2021, was assigned to the scene at Camp Mystic. There, ...

Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan rescued 165 people during his first-ever mission amid Texas’ catastrophic floods.

Scott Ruskan, a Rider University graduate and Coast Guard rescue swimmer, is credited with rescuing 165 people, mostly kids ...

Flash flooding in central Texas on July 4 has claimed at least 87 lives, including 27 children and counselors from ...