(Update) The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office recovered a body from the ocean Sunday, after a swimmer in distress was reported just after 5 p.m. that same day ...

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer is being called an American hero by many after he rescued over 200 people from the deadly floods that took place in Texas the weekend of July 4th. “This was the first ...

Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer The flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Central Texas is beyond devastating. I was so amazed when I started seeing mention of Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, and I knew ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined a resolution introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives honoring U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan for saving 165 lives ...

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 devastating floods in Texas, most of them girls from Camp Mystic.

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

Coast Guard rescue swimmer saves 169 people in first mission during Hill Country floods Scott Ruskan, 26, helped direct girls from Camp Mystic to rescue helicopters ...

Coast Guard rescue swimmer stationed in Corpus Christi saves 165 from Central Texas flood disaster Hero rescue swimmer stationed in Corpus Christi Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard Heartland PA3 Perry ...

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

Rescue Swimmer Scott Ruskan and his Coast Guard aircrew answered the call of duty without hesitation—saving 165 lives during his first rescue mission. Credit: Homeland Security ...

It was Scott Ruskan’s first mission as a US Coast Guard rescue swimmer.

(CNN) - A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer is being called a hero after catastrophic floods swept through central Texas over the holiday weekend. Now, the Department of Homeland Security is ...