Man hospitalized in Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowning incident

  • Man hospitalized following incident in which Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned
  • Both were pulled from the water at Playa Cocles in Costa Rica
  • The incident occurred July 20 while Warner was vacationing with family
Malcolm-Jamal Warner arrives at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards

Malcolm-Jamal Warner arrives at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)

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(NewsNation) — A second person was hospitalized in critical condition following the same incident in which “The Cosby Show” star Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned.

Warner and the man, who has not been publicly identified, were both pulled from the water after a “water-related” incident at Playa Cocles in Limón, Costa Rica, according to the Costa Rican Red Cross, as reported by People magazine.

Warner was pronounced dead at the scene. The other person, a 35-year-old man, was taken to a local clinic in Limón, a spokesperson for the Costa Rican Red Cross told Us Weekly.

Warner, 54, drowned after being caught in a current while on vacation with his family on July 20. He is best known for his fictional portrayal of Bill Cosby’s son, Theodore “Theo” Huxtable in “The Cosby Show.”

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