Malcolm-Jamal Warner and his 8-year-old daughter swam at Playa Grande, a Costa Rican beach with year-round rip current warnings. Signs warned to keep water levels at knees and advised only advanced surfers to venture further.
Photos and videos of the chaotic scenes show the boat partially submerged and completely overturned, with several people struggling to swim around it and others trying to climb on to the wrecked boat.