Coast Guard hero saves 165 in Texas floods
Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer, saved 165 campers during catastrophic Texas floods.

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Coast Guard swimmer from N.J. hailed as hero who rescued 165 people from raging Texas floodwaters
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New Jersey Coast Guard swimmer rescues nearly 200 people in deadly Texas flash floods
Coast Guard Hero Scott Ruskan Saves 165 in Texas Floods During First Rescue Mission
‘American Hero’: Rookie Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Saves 165 Lives in Texas Floods
Exclusive | New Jersey native on first rescue mission with Coast Guard helps save 165 Texas flood victims: ‘American hero’