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.

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

U.S. Coast Guard crews used helicopters Friday to airlift Texas flood victims, including 15 campers from Camp Mystic, after deadly flash floods killed dozens of people, wiped out the girls camp ...

Mike Linehan signals to Chad Small to start the hoist for a training dummy in the Merrimack River in Massachusetts. Coast Guard rescue swimmers also get extensive training at boot camp. SOURCE ...

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem commended a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer who, she said, “saved an astonishing 165 victims” during “the first rescue mission of his career.” ...

When Tye Conklin, who’s been a rescue swimmer for 16 years, saw the orange-and-white helicopters going up and down the coast of the Jersey Shore as a kid, he knew someday he wanted to be on one ...

Her longest open-water swim is 26 miles. She wants to become the service’s third female active-duty rescue swimmer. There are approximately 350 Coast Guard rescue swimmers around the world.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WVEC)-- A Virginia Beach teenager, fresh out of boot camp, has become the first woman to earn a guaranteed spot in the Coast Guard's rescue swimmer school. Currently there are ...

Scott Ruskin, a member of the Coast Guard, has been a swimmer assisting with search and rescue efforts, and has assisted more than 165 people so far, the DHS official said.

Parts of central Texas saw a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours, prompting multiple flash flood emergencies. Follow for live updates on the rescue effort, including the search for more ...