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Coast Guard helicopter pilot details search and rescue efforts at Camp Mystic
MSNBCยท2025-07-08 15:00

So much focus has been on Camp Mystic, the site of some of the worst tragedies in this flood, but it's also where hundreds were saved thanks to acts of heroism. When the flood hit Friday, Coast Guard choppers arrived at this summer camp and rescued more than 200 people. 165 of those stranded campers were saved by a single Coast Guard swimmer, Scott Ruskin.But he's also stressed this was a team effort. And we're joined now by the aircraft commander who flew that mission, Lieutenant Ian Hopper. Lieutenant, th ...