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

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

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" after helping save more than 169 lives during the devastating Fourth of July ...