CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — A rescue swimmer assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi is being called a hero for rescuing 165 from Camp Mystic during the July 4th flooding disaster. Petty Officer Scott Ruskan says his rescue team was sent to Central Texas on what should have been a 1-hour flight.

U nited States Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer and Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, stationed at Air Station Corpus Christi, are being called "An American Hero" after helping 165 lives during the devastating floods at Camp Mystic over the Fourth of July weekend.