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Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan rescued over 200 people during his first mission over the weekend from floods that ...
The team deployed around 7 a.m. Friday from Corpus Christi, about 200 miles south of where the Guadalupe River in Kerr County ...
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan rescued 169 people in the deadly Texas floods, including girls from Camp Mystic, ...
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer made an appearance on ABC's Good Morning America on Monday morning, July 7, to discuss the ...
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 ...
Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan is already being hailed an "American hero" after his very first mission -- helping to save the lives of 165 Texas flash-flood victims.
Those qualities are pounded into the rescue swimmers, officially classified as "aviation survival technicians," during 18 weeks of training at a Coast Guard air station in Elizabeth City, N.C.
An early morning boat ride on the river was supposed to lead to a day of fishing but instead turned into hours of rescue attempts requiring a helicopter for two Texas men. Around 6:30 a.m. on ...
Rescue swimmers from Texas Task Force 1 were paired with the National Guard for aerial extractions. Boats from Texas Parks and Wildlife and emergency management teams were also active in the flood ...
"Together with Texas Task Force 1 and its rescue swimmers, we train as a crew monthly in preparation for events like the one for which we received the award," said CW4 John Silva, call sign Alamo ...