Playa Grande lifeguards claim they were "not present" on the beach at the time of Malcolm-Jamal Warner's death due to lack of "resources." "We deeply regret the passing of Malcolm-Jamal Warner at Playa Grande. He was swept away by a strong rip current and died by drowning," the Caribbean Guard, Costa Rica's volunteer lifeguard association, said in a Monday, July 21, statement via Facebook. "It all happened very quickly, and although there were people on the beach who entered the water to rescue him, they did not arrive in time.