Overview

• Costa Rican authorities previously determined the July death was an accidental drowning, citing asphyxia due to submersion at age 54.
• The Costa Rican Red Cross reported treating two males at the scene; Warner was given CPR and pronounced dead while the other man was rushed to a clinic.
• Pamela Warner explained the family was in Costa Rica for her granddaughter’s homeschool immersion program and that Malcolm-Jamal arrived for the final week.
• She described the profound grief of Warner’s widow, Tenisha, and their daughter, who witnessed unsuccessful resuscitation efforts by first responders.
• Tenisha has launched The Warner Family Foundation and River & Ember to honor his legacy, and Phylicia Rashad remembered him during the Emmys’ In Memoriam segment.