The Associated Press//May 31, 2023//[read_meter]

Tempe Town Lake, lawsuit, police, drowning

The family of a man who drowned in Tempe Town Lake a year ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city on May 31, 2023, stating that its police department doesn't have a policy requiring officers to go into the water to save someone.

The Associated Press//May 31, 2023//[read_meter]

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The family of a man who drowned in Tempe Town Lake a year ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city Wednesday, noting that its...

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Family of man who drowned in Tempe Town Lake files wrongful death lawsuit