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.

Scott Ruskan has been around military people his whole life, whether they were in his family or the group of friends he hangs around. He currently studies accounting at Rider University. “I looked ...

Over two weeks in late summer 2017, the Coasties flew daring helicopter rescue missions to reach people who were trapped as Hurricane Harvey pummeled Texas and Louisiana. Gantt, a rescue swimmer ...

HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 28: A Coast Guard helicopter hoists a wheel chair on board after lifting a person to safety from the area that was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28 ...

And he was, ironically, a skilled swimmer, according to his family. "That man cared more about his kids than anyone else I've ever met," said Ryan Olson, his brother, of Eagan.

WEBVTT WASLAST SEEN PUSHING HER YOUNGCOUSIN OUT OF A STRONG CURRENT,BEFORE THAT SAME CURRENT TOOKHER UNDER.AND TONIGHT HER FAMILY ISREMEMBERING HER AS A HERO.>> SHE IS A HERO.AND SHE'S IN ...

A competitive swimmer who was training in Martha Lake is credited with helping rescue a fisherman who had fallen out of his boat Wednesday morning. A witness called 911 around 9:45 a.m. to report ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The body of a 23-year-old swimmer who drowned at a northwest Arkansas kayak park was recovered Saturday, our content partner 40/29 News reported. City officials in Siloam ...

The Knoxville Fire Department and rescue squads are searching for a missing person after reports of a drowning at Augusta Quarry around 9 p.m. June 14 in Fort Dickerson Park.