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 ...

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

A New Jersey man with the U.S. Coast Guard is being hailed as a hero for helping rescue more than 165 people from the deadly ...

Hey there New Jersey! Here’s your audio update highlighting a heroic U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer from New Jersey credited ...

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

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — A rescue swimmer assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi is being called a hero for ...

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

Scott Ruskan finished his training with the coast guard just six months ago; the Texas floods were his first rescue mission.

Credit: U.S. Coast Guard/Cover Images Coast Guard aircrews respond to an area affected by flash flooding near Kerrville, ...