{"id":2106,"date":"2025-07-11T23:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T23:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailylifee.pw\/?p=2106"},"modified":"2025-07-11T23:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T23:46:23","slug":"hero-on-day-one-coast-guard-swimmer-saves-165-in-texas-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailylifee.pw\/?p=2106","title":{"rendered":"HERO ON DAY ONE \u2013 Coast Guard Swimmer SAVES 165 in Texas Floods\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rookie Coast Guard Swimmer Saves 165 in First Mission\u2014Officials Call Him \u201cAn American Hero\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of the catastrophic floods that ravaged Central Texas, one man became a symbol of hope.<\/p>\n<p>Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, on his first-ever mission as a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer, personally saved 165 stranded victims\u2014including campers, seniors, and children trapped in rising waters.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.1.0\/svg\/1f4f8.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcf8\" \/> Image below: Petty Officer Ruskan standing in front of the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter used in the rescue.<\/p>\n<p>According to People Magazine, Ruskan said: \u201cThe real heroes were the kids on the ground helping one another. 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