Malcolm-Jamal Warners Daughter Was NOT in the Water When He Drowned

This week there were heartbreaking reports out of Costa Rica claiming Malcolm-Jamal Warner's 8-year-old daughter had been dramatically rescued from the ocean while Malcom was swept away by rip currents and drowned, near Cocles beach in Limon [click here if you missed that].

Authorities correct the initial reports...

From People

Costa Rican officials are providing new details that clarify the timeline of events that lead to Malcolm-Jamal Warner's death on Monday, July 21. He was 54.

In a new statement obtained by PEOPLE on Thursday, July 24, Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) told PEOPLE that Warner's daughter was not in the water with him when he drowned.

"Mr. Warner was playing with his daughter at the seashore at one point. He then left her out of the water, and he and a friend of his entered the sea," the statement, translated from Spanish to English, read.

"It was at that moment that they were swept away by the current, and the friend managed to get out," the statement continued. "However, Mr. Warner was unable to get out and was pulled out by several people on the beach. He received care from Red Cross officials, but was pronounced dead at the scene."

The investigation remains ongoing. Warner is survived by his wife and his daughter.