Ruskan joined the Coast Guard in 2021, according to the New York Post. “So we basically got the majority of the people out of Camp Mystic, which is awesome.

Scott Ruskan, a U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer, assisted in the evacuation of 169 people during the Central Texas floods on July 4, 2025, during his first mission.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — A rescue swimmer assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi is being called a hero for rescuing 165 from Camp Mystic during the July 4th flooding disaster.

Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan is already being hailed an "American hero" after his very first mission -- helping to save the lives of 165 Texas flash-flood victims.

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer is being called an American hero by many after he rescued over 200 people from the deadly floods that took place in Texas the weekend of July 4th. U.S. Coast ...

Scott Ruskan, a Rider University graduate and Coast Guard rescue swimmer, is credited with rescuing 165 people, mostly kids from Camp Mystic, during the devastating Texas flooding.

Ruskan, a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer from Oxford, New Jersey, is being credited with saving 165 kids and camp counselors from Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp where around 200 ...