The mother of an Arizona man who pleaded for Tempe police officers to help him before he drowned is filing a wrongful death claim against the city.
has filed a wrongful death claim against the city.
"Simply put, the City of Tempe was not prepared for this incident and failed to timely and properly respond to this incident with the urgency with which the situation required," the claim said. The city said officers told Bickings that he was not allowed to swim in the lake but he"swam about 30 to 40 yards before repeatedly indicating he was in distress."
In the video, an officer said to Bickings,"What are you doing, my friend?" after he climbed over the railing. Before Bickings entered the water, the officer told him that he was not allowed to swim in the lake, the video showed.In one part of the transcript, Bickings repeatedly told officers that he was drowning."OK, I’m not jumping in after you," an officer responded, according to the transcript. At another point, Bickings said:"I’m going to drown. I’m going to drown.
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