📸 Image below: Petty Officer Ruskan standing in front of the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter used in the rescue.

According to People Magazine, Ruskan said: “The real heroes were the kids on the ground helping one another. I was just doing my job.”

The rescues took place at Camp Mystic, a girls’ summer camp completely cut off by floodwaters. Some campers had to crawl across rooflines to reach higher ground. Parents waited hours with no updates. When helicopters finally arrived, Ruskan was the one lowered again and again into danger.

🎥 VIDEO: Secretary Kristi Noem called Ruskan “an American hero” in a live press briefing. Watch below:

From gCaptain, a fellow crew member shared: “Ruskan was surgical. He performed under pressure like someone with years of experience.”

The operation, coordinated with FEMA and local responders, came as the death toll in Texas surpassed 90, according to The Guardian