Petitioners seek new law after viral video shows Florida man drowning

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.