Four Coast Guard officers performed rescues in the floods, saving nearly 200 people in dangerous conditions. They describe the memories.

A Coast Guard team, including Scott Ruskan, saved nearly 200 lives from flooding at Camp Mystic during Independence Day, amid an event that claimed 27 lives at the camp and 82 in total.

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard are sharing powerful stories from recent flood rescues in Central Texas. One rescuer recalled spotting a young girl in the back of a rescue vehicle, tears streaming down her face.

An urgent alert was issued, and a Coast Guard helicopter and 45-foot response boat were deployed to search for the missing boat, the release said. After arriving at the search area, the Coast Guard boat crew spotted a flare burning in the distance - it was the missing vessel, officials say.

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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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 devastating floods in Texas, most of them girls from Camp Mystic.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a man Tuesday after he became trapped in a swampy marsh south of Olympia. The rescue operation began after Thurston County dispatch requested assistance for a man stranded in the wetlands near Plumb, Washington.

U.S. Coast Guard said it was called in to assist with the rescue after the "local fire departments were unable to safely rescue the boys."

U.S. Coast Guard rescues two from a sinking boat near Bald Head Island, NC; both individuals safely returned to shore.