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 killed over 100 people.

Republicans and Democrats unite in praising Scott Ruskan, who risked his life to save 165 people amid the Texas floods.

The 26-year-old had left his previous career as an accountant before enlisting, and had graduated from rescue swimming school ...

The White House is honoring U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan for his extraordinary bravery after saving 165 lives ...

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

Petty Officer Scott Ruskan of the U.S. Coast Guard saved 165 people—mostly children—during catastrophic flash floods in ...

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