There is another heartbreaking update on the tragic passing of Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Following news of The Cosby Show alum's passing, ABC News has revealed that police said Malcolm-Jamal Warner was swimming with his 8-year-old daughter on Sunday off the coast of Costa Rica when he drowned. According to reports, surfers spotted the actor and his daughter struggling in the water and dove in to help. One of the surfers used his board to bring Warner's daughter to safety, while a volunteer lifeguard pulled Warner and another surfer to shore.