\u201cThe body will be removed from the Judicial Morgue by a funeral service company hired and authorized by Mr. Warner\u2019s family,\u201d the OIJ told People in a statement.<\/p>\n
The Costa Rican Red Cross revealed in a statement Tuesday to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> that first responders were notified Sunday at around 2:10 p.m. of two male swimmers in need of emergency medical treatment due to a \u201cwater-related incident\u201d at Playa Grande.<\/p>\n Paramedics reportedly revived one of the swimmers, while Warner was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n \u201cThe victim appears to have entered the sea and was apparently swept away by a current,\u201d the OIJ wrote in a statement Monday, per People<\/a>. \u201cThe man was rescued by bystanders and taken to shore, where he received treatment from the Costa Rican Red Cross.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, he was declared lifeless at the scene,\u201d the agency concluded.<\/p>\n Warner\u2019s death, which reportedly occurred during a family vacation, sparked tributes from friends, peers and former colleagues. Tracee Ellis Ross, who played his wife in the 2011 BET sitcom \u201cRead Between the Lines,\u201d said Warner \u201cmade the world a brighter place.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n 20 Years OfFreeJournalism<\/p>\n Your Support Fuels Our Mission<\/p>\n Your Support Fuels Our Mission<\/p>\n For two decades, HuffPost has been fearless, unflinching, and relentless in pursuit of the truth. Support our mission to keep us around for the next 20 \u2014 we can’t do this without you.<\/p>\n We remain committed to providing you with the unflinching, fact-based journalism everyone deserves.<\/p>\n Thank you again for your support along the way. We\u2019re truly grateful for readers like you! Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times. Now as we continue, we need your help more than ever.