A 26-year-old Coast Guard rescue swimmer is being hailed as an American hero after saving 165 lives during his first-ever mission—responding to the devastating Independence Day flash floods that ravaged Central Texas. Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, a former KPMG accountant from New Jersey, deployed to the flood-hit Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp, where he played a key role in triaging and evacuating victims.
A 27-year-old father in Ingram, Texas, gave his life to save his fiancée, children, and mother during a catastrophic flash flood on Independence Day. Julian Ryan suffered a fatal arm laceration while breaking a window to help his family escape rising waters from the Guadalupe River.
Authorities have confirmed that a father who heroically jumped into the ocean to rescue his 5-year-old daughter after she fell from a Disney Cruise ship was not at fault for the incident, dispelling social media rumors suggesting otherwise.
A 12-year-old boy in Petersburg, Virginia, is being praised for his courage and composure after saving his family from a house fire on Tuesday. Ramir Parker, a seventh grader, sprang into action after smelling smoke and hearing strange sounds while inside his family’s home on Burks Street.
