"Okay, I'm Not Jumping In After You": US Cops Watched Man Drown

Video footage released by the city shows officers speaking to his partner, then Bickings, who after a few minutes climbs over a fence and slowly wades into the lake.

A homeless man drowned in the US state of Arizona while three police officers watched, according to a video and transcript released to the public on Monday.

The officers have been suspended pending the results of multiple investigations into the incident, according to a statement by the city of Tempe.

On May 28, police responded to a "reported disturbance" between the man, 34-year-old Sean Bickings, and his partner, who were near an artificial lake, the statement said.

Video footage released by the city shows officers speaking to his partner, then Bickings, who after a few minutes climbs over a fence and slowly wades into the lake.