CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — US Coast Guard-Sector Corpus Christi Rescue Swimmer Scott Ruskan is being called “An American Hero” after helping save more than 169 lives during the devastating Fourth of July weekend flooding in Texas’ Hill Country.
The Coast Guard said that once Texas A&M Task Force 1 realized the extent of the flooding, they requested two Coast Guard units to help.
A plane and helicopter were sent from Sector Corpus Christi, and a helicopter was sent from Houston to help with rescue…