Overview

• The Judicial Investigation Agency completed an autopsy on July 22, confirming Warner’s death as accidental asphyxiation by submersion.
• He drowned on July 20 off Playa Cocles in Limón province after a strong current pulled him into deeper water; bystanders attempted a rescue but Red Cross responders found him lifeless.
• TMZ first reported his death on July 20, and Costa Rica’s National Police formally identified him and confirmed drowning as the cause on July 21.
• Warner’s family has engaged a private funeral service and continues to shield the identities of his wife and daughter.
• Best known as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, he later earned Emmy nominations, won a Grammy, directed television episodes, and hosted the podcast Not All Hood.