New details about the circumstances of \u201cCosby Show\u201d star Malcolm-Jamal Warner\u2019s death have emerged. <\/p>\n
The Red Cross in Costa Rica confirmed to The Times on Wednesday that its first responders also tended to another man in the same drowning incident that claimed Warner\u2019s life on Sunday. The patient, whose identity was not disclosed, survived the drowning. <\/p>\n
Costa Rican Red Cross said in a statement that it received an emergency report on Sunday at 2:10 p.m. of a \u201cwater-related incident\u201d at Playa Grande, Cahuita, Lim\u00f3n, involving two men who required emergency treatment. Three ambulances arrived at the beach where Red Cross personnel attended to the two men. They performed CPR and revived the unidentified swimmer. He was transported to a nearby clinic in \u201ccritical condition,\u201d the statement said. <\/p>\n
First responders also performed CPR on Warner, but to no avail. \u201cHe was unfortunately declared deceased at the scene,\u201d the statement said. The Costa Rican Red Cross also told People<\/a> that \u201ctwo people were dragged by a water current at the beach,\u201d and they were out of the water when paramedics arrived.<\/p>\n The Red Cross statement confirms details previously shared by Costa Rica\u2019s Judicial Investigation Department, which told the Associated Press on Monday that first responders found Warner without vital signs and he was taken to the morgue. Warner was on vacation with his family. He was 54. <\/p>\n Warner, an Emmy-nominated actor, was best known for starring as Theo Huxtable<\/a> for eight seasons on \u201cThe Cosby Show.\u201d His numerous TV credits also include \u201cThe Resident,\u201d \u201cMalcolm & Eddie,\u201d \u201cSons of Anarchy,\u201d \u201c9-1-1\u201d and \u201cSuits.\u201d He was a director for shows \u201cThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air\u201d and \u201cKenan & Kel,\u201d among others, and a Grammy-winning musician. <\/p>\n