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Republicans and Democrats unite in praising Scott Ruskan, who risked his life to save 165 people amid the Texas floods.

Scott Ruskan, a Rider University graduate and Coast Guard rescue swimmer, is credited with rescuing 165 people, mostly kids ...

Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan of the U.S. Coast Guard joined FOX & Friends on Monday morning to talk about his role in ...

Scott Ruskan, a US Coast Guard rescue swimmer, is being hailed as an ‘American Hero’ after he saved as many as 165 children ...

Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer and graduate of Rider University, is credited with saving ...

Scott Ruskan, a Rider University graduate and Coast Guard rescue swimmer, is credited with rescuing 165 people, mostly kids ...

Scott Ruskan is becoming a household name. In his first-ever rescue mission, the Oxford (Warren County) native, United States ...

A US coast guard is being praised as a hero after he helped save 165 people from the Texas flood in his first-ever rescue mission.

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 Coast Guard swimmer is being hailed a hero for rescuing at least 165 people during the devastating ...