Malcolm-Jamal Warner Drowning: 'Deeply' Regretful Caribbean Guard Reveals Why No Beach Patrols Were on Duty

New details are emerging successful the shocking decease of Malcolm-Jamal Warner.

The Cosby Show actor drowned portion swimming connected a household travel successful Costa Rica connected Sunday, July 20. He was 54.

Warner was "swept distant by a current" and "rescued by bystanders and taken to shore," according to a connection from the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ). He was declared lifeless connected the shore, and his origin of decease was determined to beryllium a effect of "asphyxiation by submersion."

Authorities are present shedding much airy connected the circumstances that contributed to Warner's death.

On Monday, July 21, the Caribbean Guard shared a Facebook station regarding the drowning, penning that they "deeply regret the passing of Malcolm-Jamal Warner successful Playa Grande."

The station affirmed that Warner was "swept distant by a beardown hangover existent and died by drowning" and added that it each happened "very fast."

"Even though determination were radical connected the formation who came successful to rescue him, they didn't get successful time," the station continued. "He was pulled underwater with nary captious signs and contempt having been provided with CPR maneuvers connected the beach, his resuscitation was unsuccessful."

The formation is 1 of the area's "most challenging" and the bureau noted that determination are "signs (in English and Spanish) that pass of the information of decease by drowning" passim the beach.

There were nary patrols connected the formation connected Sunday, the time Warner drowned.

Per the Caribbean Guard's post, the formation is usually "patrolled," but this Sunday was an exception.

They had "allocated resources" elsewhere arsenic a effect of different "recent h2o incidents" astatine 2 adjacent beaches that besides person unsafe currents.

The bureau took the accidental successful the station to entreaty to the authorities for much help. "We bash everything wrong our power. We've saved galore lives successful caller years, and if Caribbean Guard didn't exist, drownings would number by the dozens. We bash our portion to minimize risks, but if we don’t person authorities help, wide nationalist policies and beardown enactment from section entrepreneurs, this volition support happening."

A 2nd antheral was besides caught successful the aforesaid existent arsenic Warner and is successful captious condition.

According to the Costa Rican Red Cross, ambulances "attended" to 2 big antheral patients connected Sunday pursuing a study of a “water-related” incident.

One was taken to a section session successful captious condition, portion archetypal responders performed CPR connected Warner, who was declared dormant astatine the scene.

In a statement, the Red Cross said, "The country was subsequently handed implicit to the constabulary authorities for the due ineligible procedures."

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The Red Cross likewise reported that Warner and the different idiosyncratic "were dragged by a h2o existent astatine the beach."