According to officials, Warner drowned after being caught in a powerful rip current off the coast of Playa Grande in Costa Rica’s Limón province. Despite efforts by bystanders and emergency responders to administer CPR, Warner was pronounced dead at the scene on Sunday, July 20.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner's cause of death has been released by police. The actor, who is best known for his role as Theo Huxtable in the hit TV sitcom "The Cosby Show," died on Sunday off the coast of Costa Rica after a drowning, Costa Rican National Police told ABC News. He was 54.

COSBY SHOW star Malcolm-Jamal Warner died in a tragic accidental drowning. He was 54 years old. “Warner was swimming