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

Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan, 26, was credited with saving 169 kids from the floods on the morning of July 4 in Kerr ...

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

"Hero," said former NFL star and current CBS analyst J.J. Watt. Watt, who became a star with the Houston Texans, has been a ...

Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan rescued nearly 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 ...

Flash flooding in central Texas on July 4 has claimed at least 87 lives, including 27 children and counselors from ...

Petty Officer Scott Ruskin's first mission included the rescue of dozens of children from flooding at Camp Mystic.

At least 89 people were killed after floods swept through central Texas over the July Fourth weekend. The death toll includes ...

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

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

Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer and graduate of Rider University, is credited with saving ...