COCOA, Fla. – There's a new push to get results after a man drowned in a Brevard County lake and police say a group of teens simply stood by and laughed.
News 6 has learned that a petition asking Florida to create a "duty to rescue law" has gathered more than 15,000 signatures.
The petition was started after a video showing five teens recording Jamel Dunn drowning in Cocoa and not helping went viral.
The 31-year-old's body was found five days later.
Currently, there is not a state law that makes it illegal to stand by and not help someone in distress.
Cocoa's police chief wants the teens to face an obscure charge of failing to report a death.
The department turned the case over to the state attorney's office. It's not known when a final decision will be made.