US media reported that the 54-year-old well-known Hollywood actorMalcolm Jamal Warner accidentally drowned while on vacation in Costa Rica on July 20. It is reported that Malcolm was on vacation in Costa Rica with his family when he was suddenly swept away by a current while playing on the beach.
Bystanders rescued him and took him to the beach. Medical staff immediately rescued him and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation for 20 minutes but failed. The actor was pronounced dead at the scene.
Information shows that Malcolm was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA on August 18, 1970. He began studying acting at the age of 9 and made his screen debut at the age of 12 in an episode of "Matt Houston".
In 1984, he starred in the sitcom "The Cosbys" (also known as "The Gifted"), playing the lead actor's son Theo Huxtable.
With his natural and sincere performance, he vividly portrayed Theo, a young man full of adolescent confusion but without losing warmth, and was deeply loved by the audience.In 1986, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for this role.
Since then, his acting career has continued to expand, and he has participated in many film and television productions such as "Malcolm & Eddie", "The Anatomy", "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", etc. His representative works include "The Resident", "The Magic School Bus", "Between the Lines" and "Homicide".
After the tragedy was reported, many netizens pointed out that the actor's death was most likely caused by a rip current!
The so-called rip current, also known as "rip current",When the sea wind blows waves, the waves continue to gather on the shore, and eventually form a backflow back to the ocean, forming a rip current, which is the "deadly killer" of the seaside..
Rip currents flow out to sea in a direction that is perpendicular or nearly perpendicular to the coast, and their length can reach 30 to 100 meters or even longer.
The flow speed is extremely fast, mostly between 0.3 and 1 meter per second, and the fastest can reach 3 meters per second. It can drag strong swimmers into deep water quickly, causing drowning. The calm surface is deceptive, so it is extremely dangerous..
What is even more difficult to prevent is that rip currents can occur under any weather conditions and appear on many types of beaches, making them difficult to prevent.
If leftshoreHow to save yourself if you are swept away?
First of all, it needs to be clear that rip currents will only take people away from the coast and will not wash them to the bottom of the sea, so stay calm;
Secondly, although the rip current is very fast, its width is limited, generally no more than 10 meters, so after being taken away,Do not try to swim against the current, as this can easily lead to exhaustion and accidents. Instead, swim in a direction perpendicular to the undercurrent.
If the current is too fast and you cannot swim away, you can temporarily "go with the flow" to conserve your energy. Generally, the offshore current will subside when it reaches the open sea. At this time, you can swim parallel to the coast for a while, and then swim back toward the coast.
