Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s 8-Year-Old Daughter Rescued From Water at Time of His Death

‘The Cosby Show’ star accidentally drowned on July 20 while swimming off the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.

Actor and recording artist Malcolm-Jamal Warner poses at the BAFTA Los Angeles TV Tea in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2015. Danny Moloshok/Reuters

New details have emerged regarding the accidental drowning of 54-year-old actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died on July 20 while vacationing with his family in the Playa Grande de Cocles area on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.

Local authorities told ABC News that “The Cosby Show” star was swimming with his eight-year-old daughter at the time the incident occurred.