The medical professional who pulled Malcolm-Jamal Warner out of the “rough” Costa Rica ocean where the actor died on Sunday is speaking out about the harrowing scene. The doctor, who asked not to be identified by name, told Us Weekly Thursday that he was “about 200 meters from the incident.”

According to officials, Warner drowned after being caught in a powerful rip current off the coast of Playa Grande in Costa Rica’s Limón province. Despite efforts by bystanders and emergency responders to administer CPR, Warner was pronounced dead at the scene on Sunday, July 20.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known as Theo on "The Cosby Show," was vacationing with his wife and daughter in Costa Rica when he drowned.