A New Jersey man with the U.S. Coast Guard is being hailed as a hero for helping rescue more than 165 people from the deadly ...

Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan, 26, a helicopter crew member, braved the dangerous waters to rescue dozens, according ...

A 26-year-old New Jersey Coast Guard swimmer is being hailed a hero for rescuing at least 165 people during the devastating ...

Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan rescued nearly 200 people including children from Camp Mystic during catastrophic ...

New Jersey Coast Guard swimmer Scott Ruskan rescued nearly 200 people, including children at Camp Mystic, during deadly flash ...

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

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

Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, from New Jersey, was part of the emergency team sent to Camp Mystic, one of the worst-hit areas ...

A New Jersey native is being praised as “an American hero” after rescuing nearly 200 people from catastrophic flooding in central Texas.

Scott Ruskan, a 26-year-old rescue swimmer with the U.S. Coast Guard, is being applauded as an "American hero" after his first mission saw him save 165 people affected by the flash floods in Texas.