Can NPCs drown? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate:
Will followers drown?

Is it possible to drown a guard in a pool of water? Say, for instance, I am an Argonian and I just killed someone in Whiterun. I then lure the guard that is chasing me into the pool at Dragonsreach. I go underwater and he goes also. After a while, will this guard drown like the player can?

Solution 1:

No, NPCs never take drowning damage. They'll try to come up for air every now and again, but nothing will happen if they can't reach the surface.

Solution 2:

NPC's wont drown. I had a dismissed follower stuck in the moat outside Dragonsreach for days and she was fine.