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

Scott Ruskan, a US Coast Guard rescue swimmer, is being hailed as an ‘American Hero’ after he saved as many as 165 children ...

A US Coast Guard rescuer has been hailed as an “American hero” by the Trump administration after he saved 165 people from ...

A 26-year-old New Jersey native is being hailed as a hero for his part in saving at least 165 people from Friday’s ...

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

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

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

On his first-ever mission, Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan helped save 165 children from Camp Mystic during the ...

Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan rescued over 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 ...

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

Ruskan, who graduated from Coast Guard Swim School just six months prior, helped rescue 165 people from torrential floods surrounding Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas. "There [were] a lot of kids who ...