A Virginia man is suing the Fairfax County Police Department and a lifeguard for saving his life after they pulled him out of the water.

According to news reports, Mateusz Fijalkowski allegedly suffered a bipolar episode and tried to drown himself in a pool. Fijalkowski, who was underwater for more than two minutes before a lifeguard jumped in to save him, claims eight police officers stood by and watched. The officers claim to have acted appropriately to save Fijalkowski and protect themselves and the lifeguard from a disturbed person.

Fijalkowski, who has since been diagnosed with bipolar disease, is seeking more than $100,000 for medical bills and says he had never suffered any mental health episodes before the near drowning.

—Source: washingtontimes.com