The 8-year-old daughter of Malcolm-Jamal Warner was saved by another surfer when they drowned in Costa Rica.
The 54 -year -old actor, who died of suffocation on Sunday, received 45 minutes from CPR after he and his daughter were taken to a safe place.
Police told him ABC News that surfers noticed that Warner and his daughter struggled in the water and immediately dived to rescue them.
One of the surfers was able to take Warner's little daughter to a safe place using her surf table, while a volunteer lifeguard and another surfer worked together to take Warner to the coast. Walter could not be saved despite efforts.
Dr. Mauricio Sonalo Corella, medical director of the Talamanca health area, confirmed on Wednesday that the man who had helped Warner was treated and discharged without complications.
The Costa Rican Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) completed Warner's autopsy on Tuesday, ruling his death as accidental drowning.
Warner was on vacation with his wife and daughter in the city of Cocles de la Playa in the province of Limón when he went out to surf the body.
