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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.” ...

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.

Scott Ruskan, 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.

Jerren Fisher, 26, was hoisted from a ravine in Olympic National Park by a helicopter crew about 8 p.m., the U.S. Coast Guard said in a statement. He was flown to the Olympic Regional Airport and ...

Rescue personnel are searching for a 10-year-old who was swept away while swimming near Deep Point, Maryland Sunday, according to a release from the U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic.

The U.S. Coast Guard says a 10-year-old girl went missing while swimming with relatives after they were swept away by the waters at Camp Merryelande near Piney Point, Md. Sunday afternoon. (SkyTrak7) ...

We're working with the governor." - Rescue efforts - A massive rescue operation was underway in the region, with around 500 personnel and 14 helicopters helping in the search for survivors.