Known as some of the toughest and most highly trained rescue personnel in the U.S. military, Coast Guard rescue swimmers—officially Aviation Survival Technicians (ASTs)—are called upon in the most ...

Rescues like this one serve as a reminder to practice boat safety. In this case, the swimmer had his life jacket on which ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI -- A trio of U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers who normally respond to emergencies on the water found themselves responding to a medical emergency on land recently when they heard ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Three rescue swimmers, from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, responded to an unusual emergency situation Thursday afternoon. According to the Coast Guard, Petty ...

Coast Guard rescuer who helped save 165 lives in Texas floods recounts his training at Two Rock facility near Petaluma In his first mission, Petty Officer Scott Ruskan evacuated scores of ...

On his first-ever mission, Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan helped save 165 children from Camp Mystic during the Fourth of July Texas floods.

United States Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan on far left, from New Jersey, is being called a hero after rescuing close to 200 people following flash floods in Central Texas.

A Coast Guard helicopter crew located the 52-year-old man in the water waving for help. A rescue swimmer jumped from the helicopter into the water to provide immediate help.