Former Glee actress, Naya Rivera who went missing a week back while swimming with her son was confirmed dead after a body was reported found at Lake Piru on Monday.
As the search for Naya Rivera’s body continued, a body was reportedly found at Lake Piru, where she went missing a week later. According to Ventura Country Sheriff Bill Ayub, ‘Rivera used the last of her strength to save her 4-year-old son before she died’, he said on Monday.
“She mustered enough energy to get her son back onto the boat, but not enough to save herself,” Ayub said. A body discovered Monday morning at Lake Piru has been identified as the former “Glee” actress, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said during a news conference.
According to reports, “divers recovered the body around 9:30 a.m.” The 33-year-old actress went missing while at Lake Piru last week causing panic for the family and friends, as her son was found alone at the scene. Since then, authorities have been searching for her body.
TMZ reports that Ventura County officials said on Monday a body was found, and authority sources have since confirmed it is Rivera. The Glee star was reported missing after her 4-year-old son was discovered alone on the boat just three hours after she rented it.
Authorities determined she and her son had been swimming in the lake, but Rivera did not return to the boat and presumably drowned.
The unidentified body confirmed to be Naya Rivera
The department said in a statement, “They found her boat adrift with Naya’s 4-year-old son asleep on the boat and Naya was nowhere to be found. This is an active investigation. It is believed that Naya and her son were swimming in the lake near the boat and as they were getting back into the boat, her son made it into the boat and Naya went underwater and did not resurface.”
After her son was found unaccompanied on the boat, authorities noted he was wearing a life vest and told them she hadn’t worn one. Search teams had been looking for Rivera ever since July 8, with her father and her ex-husband Ryan Dorsey among those joining the efforts.
When she was presumed dead, locals in Ventura County petitioned for more protection for swimmers. Rivera is the ninth person known to have drowned in Lake Piru since 1994.
Rivera began her career as a child actress and model, later landing her breakthrough role as an adult on Glee from 2009 to 2015. More recently she had a recurring role in the Step Up TV series, and appeared on Lip Sync Battle performing her ex Big Sean’s hit “I Don’t Fuck With You.”
May her soul rest in peace.
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