June 7 (UPI) -- Three Tempe police officers who watched a man drown in a Tempe, Ariz., lake in late May have been placed on non-disciplinary paid administrative leave while law enforcement agencies investigate the incident.
Sean Bickings, 34, died after shouting to officers on the bridge above, "I'm going to drown. I'm going to drown," according to a Tempe Police transcript of the incident on May 28. One officer said "No, you're not" and another urged Bickings to swim to a pylon and to hold on.
After Bickings said that he could not hold on to the pylon "Officer 1" said: "Okay, I'm not jumping in after you."
The last words from Bickings were "I can't, I can't."
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