Malcolm-Jamal Warner tried to save his daughter in the ocean before he drowned, an official confirms exclusively to Us Weekly. According to Elberth León, head of the Tourist Police for Costa Rica's Atlantic region, both Warner and his daughter found themselves dragged by an ocean current when the accident occurred on Sunday, July 20. "Both were dragged by the current," León shared with Us on Thursday, July 24. "They were bathing together and were caught by a rip current.