An urgent alert was issued, and a Coast Guard helicopter and 45-foot response boat were deployed to search for the missing ...

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

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 helped save 165 people after the Guadalupe River surged by more than 20 feet in less than two hours early Friday in Texas.

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

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — US Coast Guard-Sector Corpus Christi Rescue Swimmer Scott Ruskan is being called "An American Hero" ...

It was Petty Officer Scott Ruskan’s first mission as a US Coast Guard rescue swimmer. The 26-year-old was new to the Coast Guard. He had left a previous career as an accountant before enlisting ...

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard is being hailed as a hero for rescuing over 160 people during the catastrophic flash floods ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — A rescue swimmer assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi is being called a hero for ...

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.