Secretary of Homeland Safety Kristi Noem took to X to shine a nationwide highlight on Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer and Petty Officer Scott Ruskin, who personally rescued 165 Texans amid devastating flash flooding in Central Texas.
A catastrophic flash flood over the Fourth of July weekend has devastated the Texas Hill Nation, significantly alongside the Guadalupe River in Kerr County.
A minimum of 51 fatalities have been confirmed throughout a number of affected counties. A minimum of 27 ladies from the Christian summer time camp are nonetheless lacking.
Emergency crews—together with the Texas Nationwide Guard—have rescued over 850 folks, together with victims clinging to bushes, and carried out greater than 160 airlift operations .
HEROS rescuing kids within the #GuadalupeRiver floods…
Praying HARD they discover and rescue all of the lacking kids, as many camp cabins have been washed away. #CampMystic #KerrCounty #Floods pic.twitter.com/DSmpsyOTLx— Muhammad Arshad (@arshadtx) July 4, 2025
Secretary Kristi Noem praised U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer and Petty Officer Scott Ruskin, marking his first-ever rescue mission throughout the latest floods that devastated Central Texas.
Secretary Noem’s submit celebrated Ruskin’s selfless actions:
“United States Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer and Petty Officer Scott Ruskin, straight saved an astonishing 165 victims within the devastating flooding in central Texas. This was the primary rescue mission of his profession and he was the one triage coordinator on the scene. Scott Ruskin is an American hero. His selfless braveness embodies the spirit and mission of the U.S. Coast Guard.”
United States Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer and Petty Officer Scott Ruskin, straight saved an astonishing 165 victims within the devastating flooding in central Texas.
This was the primary rescue mission of his profession and he was the one triage coordinator on the scene.
Scott Ruskin is…
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) July 6, 2025
Based on X consumer Intelschizo, a former IS1, “Petty Officer Scott Ruskin, an Aviation Survival Technician (AST) with the US Coast Guard, has rescued 165 folks throughout his first operational mission, responding to the devastating flash floods in Texas. This achievement units a brand new report for essentially the most lives saved by a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer in a single mission, surpassing the earlier report of 153 saves throughout Hurricane Katrina. Bravo Zulu to AST Ruskin and U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District personnel at the moment working round Kerrville.”
Petty Officer Scott Ruskin, an Aviation Survival Technician (AST) with the US Coast Guard, has rescued 165 folks throughout his first operational mission, responding to the devastating flash floods in Texas.
This achievement units a brand new report for essentially the most lives saved by… pic.twitter.com/oJ50Oo2K3l
— Intelschizo (@Schizointel) July 6, 2025
