Malcolm-Jamal Warner Drowning: Person Who Tried to Save Actor's Life Discharged from Hospital

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23-07-2025

Warner died Sunday, July 20, while swimming on a family vacation in Costa Rica
More information is surfacing on the condition of the other person who was involved in the incident that ultimately took Malcolm-Jamal Warner's life.
The person was identified as a 29-year-old man from Nicaragua, according to Dr. Mauricio Solano Corella, Medical Director for the Talamanca Health Area.
It was again confirmed that he was in the water trying to help Warner, who the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) previously told PEOPLE was "swept away by a current."
The man was taken to a local hospital in "critical condition," but has since been discharged.
After receiving treatment from the Costa Rican Red Cross and at a local hospital, the second victim made a full recovery.
The man was "treated, found to be stable and was discharged without complications," Dr. Corella told PEOPLE in a statement.
Warner, best known for his role as Theo on , drowned on Sunday, July 20, while swimming during a family trip to Costa Rica.
In the wake of the actor's tragic death at the age of 54, the Costa Rican Red Cross told PEOPLE a second person was in critical condition after being taken to the hospital from the same incident.
The Costa Rican Red Cross said it responded to a "water-related" incident at Playa Grande in Cahutia, Limón, at around 2:10 p.m. local time on Sunday. Three ambulances were sent to the scene, where they "attended" to two adult male patients.
While the Costa Rican Red Cross declared Warner dead at the scene after 20 minutes of CPR, the second individual was taken to a local clinic in Limón for treatment.
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) told PEOPLE in a statement on Tuesday, July 22, that the other person was trying to save Warner.
An OIJ spokesperson exclusively confirmed to PEOPLE that the second victim "came in [the water] to help Mr. Warner."
The organization said that Warner "was apparently swept away by a current" and was "rescued by bystanders," but was ultimately "declared lifeless" on the shore.
No information regarding the identity of the second victim has been shared, but the OIJ spokesperson confirmed they had no personal connection to Warner.
An investigation is still ongoing, per authorities.
Warner's official cause of death was confirmed on July 22 after an autopsy was performed earlier that day.
The OIJ confirmed that Warner died from accidental asphyxiation by submersion.
The organization said Warner's body was formally identified by Costa Rican National Police and will be "removed from the Judicial Morgue by a funeral service company hired and authorized by Mr. Warner's family."
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Warner is survived by his wife and his daughter.
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