It was Scott Ruskan’s first mission as a rescue swimmer for the U.S. Coast Guard on the Fourth of July along the Guadalupe River.

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This is the story of a first mission that turned a rookie into a hero. A young U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer in Texas was ...

The Texas flooding earlier this month was one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in recent memory. The death toll is ...

Search and rescue operations continue to comb through the region as crews work to clean up the mountains of debris throughout ...

Footage circulating on social media shows girls at Camp Mystic enjoying a variety of activities shortly before flash floods ...

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

A 26-year-old New Jersey native is being hailed as a hero for his part in saving at least 165 people from Friday’s ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — A rescue swimmer assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi is being called a hero for ...

Ruskan, a 26-year-old U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer from New Jersey, saved 165 lives during his first mission in the ...

At least 109 people are dead and dozens are still missing after devastating flash floods slammed Texas Hill Country, with water rescues taking place along the Guadalupe River, which rose rapidly early ...

The total number of deaths in Kerr County, Texas, alone has reached 84 as more bodies continue to be found following the catastrophic Independence Day flash ...