Divine Wind
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The police officers did send for a boat, but Bickings drowned before it arrived. It appears this was all over in about 15-20 minutes.The man entered the lake of his own free will.
The cops told him not to, and yet he did.
It is not their responsibility to be helping people that do not want to be helped.
They COULD though, have sent a police boat after him or thown him a flotation device of some kind.
The officers followed protocol and didn't have any water rescue equipment nor water rescue training.
Family, friends of man who drowned in Tempe Town Lake two years ago hold vigil
Those who knew Sean Bickings gathered at Tempe Town Lake Saturday evening, remembering the man who drowned there two years ago Tuesday.