Authorities think Rivera's death was a tragic accident.
on Lake Piru, Southern California, on Wednesday, after her son Josey was found sleeping alone on their rental boat.
The initial search and rescue operation has shifted to a"search and recovery" operation, the BBC reports. "We're presuming that an accident happened and we're presuming that she drowned in the lake," Chris Dyer, spokesperson for the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, said Thursday.Naya Rivera is presumed to have drowned
in a boating accident on Lake Piru, Southern California on Wednesday, police say. A search and rescue operation was launched after Rivera's rental boat was spotted drifting on the lake, and her 4-year-old son, Josey, was found asleep onboard. Josey reportedly told authorities that he and his mother had gone swimming together, but Rivera had failed to return to the boat. Police are now undertaking a search and recovery effort to find Rivera's body.
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