Keshia Knight Pulliam Mourns Malcolm-Jamal Warner: “I Lost My Big Brother”

Keshia Knight Pulliam Pays Tribute to Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Keshia Knight Pulliam is remembering the late Malcolm-Jamal Warner who she affectionately refers to as her big brother.

Hitting Instagram, Pulliam, who starred as Rudy Huxtable the younger sister to Warner’s Theo Huxtable, wrote: “A week ago I lost my big brother, but I gained an angel…I love you… I miss you… We got our girls, ❤️”

New details are emerging in the tragic death of actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner. A new report reveals he was swimming with his 8-year-old daughter in Costa Rica when he drowned.

According to ABC News, surfers noticed Warner and his daughter struggling in the current and attempted to rescue them. One surfer was able to pull Warner’s daughter on a surfboard for safety, while a volunteer lifeguard attempted to assist Warner and another surfer, who tried to help out.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner Drowns While Swimming with Daughter in Costa Rica
Photo via Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Instagram

Warner received 45 minutes of CPR but was unable to survive. Everyone else in the incident made a recovery.