The 26-year-old was new to the Coast Guard. He had left a previous career as an accountant before enlisting, and had ...

A U.S. Coast Guard swimmer from New Jersey, who finished basic training last year, saved 165 lives on his first mission ...

Hero’ Coast Guard swimmer credited with saving 165 people from Camp Mystic floods - Scott Ruskan was deployed on his first ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — US Coast Guard-Sector Corpus Christi Rescue Swimmer Scott Ruskan is being called "An American Hero" ...

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

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer is being hailed as a hero for helping save 165 kids on his first mission during Friday's flash floods in Texas. New Jersey native Scott Ruskan, 26, used to be an ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — US Coast Guard-Sector Corpus Christi Rescue Swimmer Scott Ruskan is being called "An American Hero" after helping save more than 169 lives during the devastating Fourth of July ...

As families and individuals head to local beaches, officials remind them to take precautions and respect the elements.

Scott Ruskan helped rescue at least 165 people, many of them young children at a summer camp that was hit the hardest.

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

"Having the life jacket on kept them above the water, kept them floating long enough for rescue personnel to get on scene," ...