Originally Posted by
BFSGrad
And applying the rationale expressed in a previous post, if the person in the water ultimately drowns, the decision by the swimmer not to jump in and save a life is causal to the drowning.
Not in the slightest. If the person had been offered aid in the form of a life buoy but refused it, saying he was ok, then the fact that the passerby, able swimmer or not, moved along is understandable and by no means causal....
In this instance, ATC offered all the assistance they could - advising distance available and also offering a backtrack along the runway, yet the crew of the aircraft declined.