A U.S. Coast Guard swimmer from New Jersey, who finished basic training last year, saved 165 lives on his first mission during the Independence Day flood in Kerr County.

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Despite not knowing what was going on around him. He remained focused and led 165 people, mostly children to army helicopters ...

Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan rescued nearly 200 people during his first mission over the weekend from floods that killed over 100 people.

"Hero," said former NFL star and current CBS analyst J.J. Watt. Watt, who became a star with the Houston Texans, has been a ...

A New Jersey native is being celebrated as an American hero after saving 165 people from devastating floods in central Texas.