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Malcolm-Jamal Warner was beloved to television audiences for decades, starting as a teen on The Cosby Show, where he played Bill Cosby’s only son, Theo Huxtable.
Thus, his death has hit a lot of people hard. Warner died at age 54 while on a family vacation to Costa Rica. According to ABC News, he asphyxiated after being caught in a high current. People reported, via a source, that Warner drowned.
Now, heartbreaking details are emerging about Warner’s tragic death on July 20.
According to ABC News, bystanders rescued Warner and “took him to shore” after he was “caught by a rip current.” He was “declared lifeless” on the beach, People reported.
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) told People, “The victim appears to have entered the sea and was apparently swept away by a current. The man was rescued by bystanders and taken to shore, where he received treatment from the Costa Rican Red Cross. However, he was declared lifeless at the scene.”
Warner was on a family vacation.
Paramedics “performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the patient for more than 20 minutes, but without successful results,” Costa Rican authorities told People.
He was swimming at Cocles, a beach in Limon, Costa Rica, according to ABC.
He received treatment after he was rescued, but it didn’t work, and he was declared deceased, according to ABC.
TMZ also shed additional light on the tragedy.
According to TMZ, a second person was also injured in the tragedy, and they were “rushed to a local clinic in critical condition.” That person’s identity was not released.
TMZ reported that Warner’s body “was sent to the Judicial Morgue in San Joaquín de Flores, Heredia for an autopsy.”
Warner was vacationing with his young daughter in Costa Rica, reported TMZ, which said the drowning was an accident. He was married with a child.
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Heartbreaking Details Emerge About Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Final Moments first appeared on Men’s Journal on Jul 22, 2025
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