‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera missing, presumed dead after boating incident with 4-year-old son, officials say
Actress Naya Rivera is missing and presumed dead in a Southern California lake, according to authorities, after officials found her 4-year-old son floating alone on their rented boat on Wednesday afternoon.The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office confirmed late Wednesday that a “possible drowning victim” at Lake Piru was Rivera, 33, best known for her breakout role in the TV series “Glee.
“There’s no evidence of foul play at this point,” Sgt. Eric Buschow, a spokesman for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, said at a news conference. “This may well be a case of drowning.” Rivera rented a pontoon boat with her toddler, Josey Hollis Dorsey, at around 1 p.m. Wednesday on Lake Piru, a reservoir in Los Padres National Forest, according to authorities. At around 5 p.m., when the boat was past its scheduled return time, another boater on the lake found Josey sleeping alone on the pontoon. Dive teams, helicopters and drones were deployed as part of the search-and-rescue mission, which was suspended at about 10 p.m.
Buschow added that there are “a lot of challenges in a reservoir this size,” but did not have any additional details on the conditions on the lake. There would be “a lot of resources” available Thursday in the efforts to find Rivera, he said. The Los Angeles native won critical acclaim in the role of cheerleader Santana Lopez on “Glee,” appearing as a main character for the majority of the show’s six-season run. She was nominated for a Grammy in 2011 as part of the “Glee” ensemble cast for their rendition of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin.'” While on the show, Rivera signed a record deal with Columbia Records in 2011, one of the first “Glee” actors to ink a solo artist contract.
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