A U.S. Coast Guard swimmer from New Jersey, who finished basic training last year, saved 165 lives on his first mission during the Independence Day flood in Kerr County.

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

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

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — US Coast Guard-Sector Corpus Christi Rescue Swimmer Scott Ruskan is being called "An American Hero" after helping save more than 169 lives during the devastating Fourth of July ...