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

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

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

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

Camp Mystic has been devastated by the catastrophic flooding in Texas. U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Pilot Lt. Ian Hopper aided ...

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

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

Scott Ruskan, 26, a helicopter rescue swimmer from New Jersey, was praised for his life-saving efforts after he was deployed ...

Scott Ruskan was on duty at the U.S. Coast Guard's Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas when the call came in for his team to respond to deadly flooding that was sweeping across Central Texas.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan, 26, was credited with saving 169 kids from the floods on the morning of July 4 in Kerr ...

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