Known as some of the toughest and most highly trained rescue personnel in the U.S. military, Coast Guard rescue ...

An Ocean City Fireboat crew was already in the area near the Route 50 Bridge conducting training and immediately responded. Upon arrival, a trained Ocean City Fire Department rescue swimmer was ...

Having completing his rescue swimmer training only six months prior, this was Ruskan's "first experience" saving lives at this magnitude. "I really just kind of relied on the training we get.

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The petty officer has been a rescue swimmer for a year but has been fully trained for 6 months. He adds the Coast Guard rescue swimmers receive some of the highest-level training.

“You know, it’s one of those things we train for. I was doing a surface rescue swimmer training just a few days before. So, we were definitely ready when it happened, which is a great thing.” ...

The petty officer has been a rescue swimmer for a year but has been fully trained for 6 months. He adds the Coast Guard rescue swimmers receive some of the highest-level training.

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer is being called "an American hero" after he rescued nearly 200 people from the deadly floods that took place in central Texas the weekend of July 4th. “This was ...