Tempe police officers receive no training in water rescues and don't have the equipment necessary to help drowning victims, according to the Tempe Officers Association.
This screenshot from police body camera footage shows Sean Bickings, 34, shortly before he entered Tempe Town Lake and drowned as three police officers stood nearby.in a Tempe, Ariz. lake last month, questions have arisen about why law enforcement officials on the scene didn't enter the water to try to save him."Okay, I'm not jumping in after you," one unnamed officer says.
As they were putting his and his companion's names into a database to check for warrants, Bickings entered Tempe Town Lake and began to swim away. He quickly became distressed in the water, and as he pleaded for help, officers continued to speak with him but didn't go in the lake. "Attempting such a high-risk rescue could easily result in the death of the person in the water and the officer, who could be pulled down by a struggling adult," the group said in a statement.
"The drowning of Sean Bickings in the early morning of May 28 is a human tragedy," the group added."Our grief mirrors our community's grief. No one wanted this incident to end as it did.", which sets police academy curriculum in Arizona and certifies police officers, confirmed that applicants are not required to show swimming proficiency and there is no basic training related to water rescues.
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