HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- One of the heroes of the catastrophic floods in the Texas Hill Country will be honored at the ESPY Awards, ABC13 learned on Monday.

U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Scott Ruskan will receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2026 awards show.

26-year-old Ruskan executed multiple high-risk rescues on his first-ever mission, saving 165 children from raging waters at Campy Mystic.