On his very first mission, a young Coast Guard rescue swimmer became a symbol of bravery and compassion during the catastrophic Fourth of July flooding in Central Texas. Scott Ruskan, a rescue swimmer with the U.S. Coast Guard, helped save 165 children and staff from rapidly rising floodwaters that surrounded Camp Mystic, a century-old girls' summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River. The mission was part of a massive emergency response effort that has seen more than 850 high-water rescues across the Texas Hill Country. MORE: https://www.khou.com/article/news/state/texas-news/texas-flood/texas-flood-rescue-scott-ruskan-camp-mystic/285-c4f5612a-37ee-43d0-a64e-5b35fd704d29