Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan rescued over 200 people during his first mission over the weekend from floods that ...

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer is already being hailed as an “American hero” after his very first mission — helping to save the ...

Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan rescued nearly 200 people including children from Camp Mystic during catastrophic ...

On his first mission Scott Ruskan dropped into a biblical flood with nothing but a harness, grit, and the kind of calm ...

It was Scott Ruskan’s first mission as a rescue swimmer for the U.S. Coast Guard on the Fourth of July along the Guadalupe River.

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 ...

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer made an appearance on ABC's Good Morning America on Monday morning, July 7, to discuss the ...

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The Texas flooding earlier this month was one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in recent memory. The death toll is ...

The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic ...

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan rescued 169 people in the deadly Texas floods, including girls from Camp Mystic, ...