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A man who attempted to drown himself in a Virginia pool two years ago is suing the police officers and lifeguard who saved his life after he was left hospitalized and slapped with a massive medical bill.
Mateusz Fijalkowski filed a lawsuit against the eight Fairfax County police officers and lifeguard, saying they didn’t do enough and waited too long to help the now 23-year-old when he tried to drown himself on May 26, 2016. Fijalkowski was working as a pool attendant at the Riverside Apartments in Fairfax County and began acting strange the third day on the job, according to the Washington Post.
In a video taken by a bystander, Fijalkowski was seen walking from the shallow to the deep end of the pool until he was completely submerged in the water. He then grabbed two vents at the bottom of the pool to hold himself down, leaving him under water for more than two-and-a-half minutes, the Washington Post reported.
The report stated that officers realized Fijalkowski was under the pool for an extended amount of time and dove in to bring him out of the water.
Fijalkowski was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after the incident. He was at Fairfax Inova’s Heart and Vascular Institute until June8 and spent another six 
days in the psychiatric unit, the Washington Post reported.
Fijalkowski, who returned to his native Poland, said he had more than $100,000 in medical bills after the incident.
Interesting. But, why drown yourself and then ask for help? What do you think?
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