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

A U.S. Coast Guard swimmer from New Jersey, who finished basic training last year, saved 165 lives on his first mission ...

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

He stayed behind alone to comfort terrified campers while floodwaters rose around them. This Coast Guard hero was on his ...

Scott Ruskan helped rescue at least 165 people, many of them young children at a summer camp that was hit the hardest.

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Today, the AWESOME is in Texas. The generational type of flooding that has altered the ...

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

Scott Ruskan, a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer and petty officer from Oxford Township in Warren County, completed his first ...

A New Jersey Native is being hailed a hero for helping to rescue more than 100 people during the deadly flash floods in Kerr County, Texas. The Department of Homeland ...

"The real heroes are the kids on the ground, those guys are heroic, dealing with the worst time of their lives and staying ...

They, along with more than 160 other campers, were saved thanks to the efforts of Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan. Ruskan, on his first mission, braved dangerous currents and debris to reach ...