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He remained chest-deep in the sea, waiting while the cold slowed his heart. Yet when officials arrived, they simply stood along the shore and watched. They contacted the coast guard, but the boat never came. A woman attempted to rescue him, but police told her not to. And even when the man collapsed, they did nothing. Eventually, a bystander dragged him to shore, but it was too late. The family sued, claiming that authorities should have saved him. But they said it wasn’t their duty to save the