The family of Sean Bickings alleges the city of Tempe should have done more to save Mr. Bickings when he ultimately drowned in May 2022 at Tempe Town Lake meanwhile, they say, promised safety improvements have yet to be implemented. (File Photos/DigitalFreePress) Family of Sean Bickings seeks $3M in wrongful death claim against Tempe Sean Bickings drowned in Tempe Town Lake in May 2022 By Terrance Thornton  | Digital Free Press The mother of Sean Bickings is seeking $3 million in damages from the city of Tempe as legal representation alleges life-saving actions have not yet been taken to prevent future drowning deaths at Tempe Town Lake. “If you watch the body camera video these officers are just watching Sean Bickings drown,” said Benjamin Taylor of Phoenix-based Taylor & Gomez, who is representing the mother of Mr. Bickings, Turee Toro.  “Sean Bickings was begging, saying, ‘help me, help me I am drowning!’ The officer was very disrespectful and rude on the body camera — and he just said that I am not doing anything to help.” The November 2022 wrongful death claim alleges “the city of Tempe is vicariously liable under the theories of respondeat superior, nondelegable duties, agency, and any other applicable legal theories for the actions, inactions, torts, negligence, gross negligence, recklessness, constitutional/legal violations.” Mr. Taylor contends the city of Tempe and the Tempe Police Department should have done more to save Mr. Bickings when he ultimately drowned in May 2022 at Tempe Town Lake meanwhile promised safety improvements have yet to be implemented, he alleges. “After a year, these actions have yet to be implemented,” Mr. Taylor said. “Our understanding is that the city is in the process of adding life preservers — right now that is too little, too late.” Read the Full Story...