Drowning experts are hopeful the public can learn from late actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner's untimely death. "If you get caught in a rip current number one is: don't panic. Allow the rip current to take you offshore until it weakens," Dr. John R. Fletemeyer, a 30-year aquatics professional focused on drowning research and the development of drowning prevention education programs, exclusively tells Us Weekly. Fletemeyer cites current research from James McMahan, a coastal scientist based in California, adding that he recommends people "just let the current take you out.