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US Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan reflects on Camp Mystic rescues
By RJ Marquez, Adam B. Higgins at KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)
· July 14, 2026
· 3 min read
U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan will receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service at Wednesday night’s ESPY AwardsThe award comes a year after he helped evacuate campers from the catastrophic Hill Country floods that cut off roads and capsized rescue boats near Camp Mystic.Ruskan, a pet...
Key takeaway Ruskan, a petty officer stationed in Corpus Christi, said he still remembers the early-morning call that sent his crew toward the flooding with only limited information.
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Category: parks ·
Published: July 14, 2026 ·
Source: KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate) ·
Reading time: 3 min
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What is this story about? U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan will receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service at Wednesday night’s ESPY AwardsThe award comes a year after he helped evacuate campers from the catastrophic Hill Country floods that cut off roads and capsized rescue boats near Camp Mystic.Ruskan, a pet...
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